(Washington, DC) – The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (LDF) deplores today’s shocking video showing a police officer violently assaulting and removing a student from a public school classroom in Columbia, South Carolina. While ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF) congratulates the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL) on selecting Kristen Clarke as its President and Executive Director. LDF and LCCRUL have worked collaboratively ...
Washington, D.C. – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) commends the Senate Judiciary Committee’s favorable consideration of a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123.) ...
New York, NY – Thirty-two law school and undergraduate students are the newest beneficiaries of a prestigious scholarship from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), the organization announced today. Among the scholars ...
In Memoriam of Chief District Court Judge Ralph Gingles Jr. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) acknowledges the passing of the Honorable Ralph Gingles, Jr., a veteran judge and voting rights ...
(North Charleston, SC) – Six months ago, Walter Scott, an unarmed African-American man, was killed by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager during a routine traffic stop. Next week, community members in North Charleston will ...
