LDF Statement on the Acquittal of Lt. Brian Rice for His Role in the In-Custody Death of Freddie Gray

Today, Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams acquitted Baltimore police lieutenant Brian Rice of all charges for his role in the in-custody death of Freddie Gray. Prosecutors charged Lieutenant Rice with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, assault, ...

LDF’s Statement on the Shootings of Law Enforcement Officers in Baton Rouge

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) condemns the actions of a lone gunman who opened fire on law enforcement officers as they responded to a call for service in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ...

LDF Remembers Eric Garner On Second Anniversary of His Death

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Eric Garner, a 43-year-old African-American father, husband and son.  Two years ago, New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo placed Mr. Garner in a ...

Janai Nelson Discusses Police-Involved Killings on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the tragic police-involved killings of Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Mn. Their deaths set ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Attends White House Meeting with Police, Other Civil Rights Leaders

Sherrilyn Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel, joined President Obama, chiefs of police, heads of police unions, activists, and other political and civil rights leaders at the White House yesterday ...

LDF Remembers Sandra Bland

One year after she was found dead in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas following a traffic stop and arrest by former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ...

Civil Rights Groups Sue Wayne County to End Racially Discriminatory Tax Foreclosures in Detroit

The ACLU of Michigan, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and lawyers from Covington & Burling LLP today filed a class-action lawsuit against the Wayne County Treasurer, Wayne County and the City of ...

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