The Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) play an important role in the protection of students’ rights as federal law requires them to enforce key civil rights protections. As we have ...
LDF Welcomes New CFPB Rule to Protect Consumers from Predatory Financial Products Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a new rule that will empower consumers to challenge fraudulent and predatory financial products in ...
Racial Justice NOW!, Dignity in Schools Campaign, Legal Defense Fund Announce Recommendations for Ohio State Education Plan Dayton, Ohio – Last week, Racial Justice NOW! of Dayton, Ohio (RJN), the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), ...
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Shooting of NYPD Officer Familia Last night, New York City Police Officer Miosotis Familia was shot and killed while sitting in a ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF and ALCU of Michigan Continue to Fight for Flint Residents Once Again at Risk of Losing Homes This week, a Michigan state oversight board struck down a ...
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Nomination of Eric Dreiband to Lead Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Today, the President nominated Eric Dreiband to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. NAACP Legal ...
Today, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, vice chair of the President’s Commission on Election Integrity, sent letters to all 50 Secretaries of State requesting “publicly available voter-roll data,” including full names, last four digits ...
