In letter, LDF and Partners Demand That Attorney General Sessions Develop Comprehensive Response to Rise in Hate Crimes

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October 30, 2018 | The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined five other civil rights racial justice organizations today in sending a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions demanding that he develop ...

LDF Sends Letter to Secretary Rolando Pablos Over Reported Problems with Electronic Voting Machines in Texas

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and Texas State Conference of the NAACP (“Texas NAACP”) sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos today expressing serious concern about reports of ...

LDF Honors the Life of Board Member John D. Maguire

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of longtime board member Dr. John D. Maguire. His evolution from a child of the South who grew ...

Harvard Students and Alumni Testify in Support of College Admissions Policies That Foster Diversity

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BOSTON –Harvard students and alumni will testify in federal court today in support of the university’s ability to consider race as one of many factors in its holistic admissions process. The NAACP Legal Defense and ...

LDF Statement on Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting

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LDF Statement on Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to reports of multiple casualties Tree ...

Waller County Modestly Expands Early Voting in Prairie View, LDF’s Suit Still Pending

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In response to public pressure and a lawsuit filed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), election commissioners in Waller County, Texas yesterday took a modest but important step forward to provide ...

LDF’s Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson discusses Georgia’s Voter Suppression on All in with Chris Hayes

Watch as Janai Nelson discusses Georgia’s Voter Suppression ahead of the 2018 Midterm election with Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s All in with Chris Hayes.

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