LDF Requests Documents and Information on Immigrant Detention from Federal Agencies

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In May, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security began prosecuting people crossing the border – even those seeking asylum from life-threatening circumstances at home, who have historically been admitted entry to the United States ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief in California Supreme Court Criticizing Race-Based Jury Selection

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LDF Files Amicus Brief in California Supreme Court Criticizing Race-Based Jury Selection Brief Challenges Legitimacy of “O.J. Simpson Question” Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief urging the California Supreme ...

LDF Urges California Lawmakers to Change Police Use-of-Deadly-Force Standard

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Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign   LDF Urges California Lawmakers to Change Police Use-of-Deadly-Force Standard LDF sends letter calling for passage of AB 931, which would allow police to use lethal force only ...

U.S. Supreme Court Punts Decisions on Partisan Gerrymandering

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The U.S. Supreme Court today delayed action in critically important voting cases that could have provided voters with a tool to combat partisan manipulation, as well as help identify the worst attempts to gerrymander the ...

LDF’s Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Race, Bias, and Justice on Stay Tuned with Preet

By: Preet Bharara Source: Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara   LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill talks with Preet Bharara about the rise of artificial intelligence in policing, how both companies and law enforcement can confront issues of ...

LDF Statement on Lawsuit Involving Harvard’s Admissions Process

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Reflecting the reality that race still matters and racial discrimination persists, Harvard considers race as one factor in its holistic admissions process as it seeks to achieve a diverse class. A lawsuit alleging that this ...

LDF Statement on Qualified Immunity Decision in the Eastern District of New York

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Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign   A judge in the Eastern District of New York yesterday ruled that New York City Police Department officers were not entitled to qualified immunity, instead finding that they must ...

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