Testimony of Kristen Johnson LDF/Fried Frank Fellow Before the New York City Council Committee on For-Hire Vehicles

  By: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Source: NAACP LDF   LDF Fried Frank Fellow Kristen Johnson’a testimony before the New York City Council Committee on For-Hire Vehicles in support of Introduction 1079. Read full Kirsten Johnson’s testimony ...

LDF’s Sherrilyn Ifill joins Chris Hayes on All in with Chris to discuss the recent sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh and his upcoming confirmation vote.

By: MSNBC Source: MSNBC’s All in with Chris   LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joins Alliance for Justice’s Nan Aron with Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s All in with Chris to discuss recent sexual assault ...

In Supreme Court Amicus Brief, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Argues for Stronger Protections Against Predatory Foreclosure Practices

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court arguing that a key statute designed to shield consumers from abusive debt collection practices applies to all ...

In Light of Recent Sexual Assault Allegations Against Kavanaugh, LDF Renews Call for Senate Judiciary to Postpone Confirmation Vote

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New York, New York – In light of recent sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill renewed LDF’s call for the Senate Judiciary Committee ...

Civil and Worker Rights Groups File Amicus Brief Defending EEOC Guidance on Use of Criminal Background Checks in Employment

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), along with the National Employment Law Project(“NELP”), Texas State Conference of the NAACP, and Beverly Harrison, a worker once fired because of a criminal conviction, filed an amicus brief in the ...

LDF Sends Joint Letter to Texas Secretary of State Regarding Voter Eligibility Challenges & Warning Against Voter Suppression

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) along with the Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League of South Texas, Texoma, and Austin sent a letter to the ...

LDF Urges Supreme Court to Apply Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause to the States

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September 11, 2018 | The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court arguing that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of excessive fines applies to the states. The ...

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