NAACP Legal Defense Fund and other civil rights leaders oppose national speaking engagement for officer who killed unarmed Black Man

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined national, Tulsa, and Baton Rouge-based civil rights leaders and stakeholders today in a letter to the Southeastern Homicide Investigators Association (SEHIA), opposing the group’s decision ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Files Complaint on Behalf of Alabama Students Denied Voting Rights in Tuesday’s Election

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed a complaint in federal court on behalf of four Black college students who were unlawfully denied their right to vote in Tuesday’s election in ...

LDF Statement on Dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Read a PDF of our statement here.  Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to the dismissal of Attorney General Jeff ...

LDF Statement on Historic Election Results, Need for Restored Voting Rights Act

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Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement about yesterday’s midterm elections: “Yesterday’s election showcased our democracy’s many strengths, and it revealed its persistent ...

LDF Sends Letter Over Georgia Polling Site Confusion in Grady County

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Today the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to Probate Judge Denise Maddox in Grady County after learning that the County  closed the Cairo 5 Precinct (Agricenter) and moved voting to the First Baptist ...

Janai Nelson Joins Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC to Discuss Midterm Elections and Voter Suppression

Source: MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports

LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson with Andrea Mitchell about voter suppression on Election Day in Texas.

LDF Sends Letter to Secretary Merrill Over Widespread Confusion Regarding Inactive Voters and the Photo ID Law in Alabama

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill today after receiving multiple reports of confusion among poll workers about the proper procedures for processing the votes ...

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