Last night’s mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida is tragic and devastating. We stand with the families and the loved ones of those who lost their lives and with our allies in the ...
Bookmark this ongoing tally of states and localities’ responses to Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), released a report titled, Democracy Diminished: State and Local Threats to Voting ...
“Data released by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights reinforces what we have known for decades – students of color continue to attend under-resourced schools where they bear the brunt of overly harsh ...
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Buck v. Stephens, a death penalty case raising extraordinary issues of racial bias in capital punishment sentencing. LDF, along with its co-counsel, the Texas Defender Service ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) deeply mourns the passing of our former client Muhammad Ali, one of the most powerful, charismatic and inspiring figures of the 20th and 21st centuries. In ...
Update June 2, 2016: Public visitation will be held on Monday, June 6th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm at McGuire Funeral Service, Inc., 7400 Georgia, Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20012. A memorial service will be held on ...
On May 23, 2016, in response to more than a year of advocacy by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Florissant City Council voted to approve a redistricting plan that will ...
