LDF Urges Alabama Governor to Sign Bill Enfranchising Thousands

Read the PDF of our statement here. Last week, the Alabama State Legislature passed the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act, a bill that would restore the right to vote to thousands of citizens, including many people ...

Civil Rights Groups Retained to Represent African American Teens Punished for Wearing Braids at Massachusetts Charter School

Civil Rights Groups Retained to Represent African American Teens Punished for Wearing Braids at Massachusetts Charter School Mya and Deanna Cook Have Received Detention and Been Banned from Extracurricular Activities for Violating Discriminatory School Policy ...

Civil Rights Groups Retained to Represent African American Teens Punished for Wearing Braids at Massachusetts Charter School

Maya and Deanna Cook Have Received Detention and Been Banned from Extracurricular Activities for Violating Discriminatory School Policy The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLU ...

LDF Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Two Racially Gerrymandered Districts in North Carolina

Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP LDF Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Two Racially Gerrymandered Districts in North Carolina In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Acquittal of Tulsa Police Officer for Death of Terence Crutcher

Read the PDF of our statement here.  NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Acquittal of Tulsa Police Officer for Death of Terence Crutcher Today, a jury acquitted Tulsa Police Officer Betty Jo Shelby of first-degree ...

ACLU and LDF Call on Flint City Council to Impose Moratorium on Property Liens for Unpaid Water Bills

ACLU of Michigan and NAACP Legal Defense Fund Call on Flint City Council to Impose Moratorium on Property Liens for Unpaid Water Bills The ACLU of Michigan and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Review North Carolina Voter ID Law

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Review North Carolina Voter ID Law Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced that it would not take up the case against North Carolina’s “monster” ...

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