By: Todd Cox Source: Medium Today marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark civil rights Supreme Court decision in Newman v. Piggie Park, which ruled that businesses cannot justify discrimination — such as refusing to serve Black ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Provides Feedback on Baltimore Police Department’s Draft Use-of-Force Policies As part of the consent decree between the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ), the ...
Following the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that allows armed staff in public schools. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Urges Trump Administration to Keep School Discipline Guidance and Disband Commission In response to the Parkland shooting, the Trump Administration is creating a Commission that is reportedly charged ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Offers Testimony Supporting Changes to Maryland’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights Letter offers support, along with amendments, for Maryland Senate Bill 1179 The NAACP Legal Defense and ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. African-American Civil Rights Leaders Strongly Urge Attorney General Sessions to Include Civil Rights in DOJ’s Priorities African-American civil rights leaders sent a joint letter strongly urging U.S. Attorney General Jeff ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Passage of Florida Gun Law Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law Senate Bill 7026, a new set of gun regulations that are intended to help ...
