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LDF Files Brief Calling for Rayford Burke to Have ...

LDF Statement on the President’s National Emergency Declaration

LDF Statement on Confirmation of William Barr to Serve ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Delivers Arguments at Final Hearing in Case to Determine Future of Race-Conscious Admissions at Harvard

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) will deliver post-trial arguments today in the federal trial that threatens to end the consideration of race in Harvard’s admissions process, jeopardizing diversity at the college. ...

LDF Sends Letters Over Concerns with Discriminatory Hair Policies Stemming from Incident Involving New Jersey High School Wrestler

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today sent letters to both the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) following up on a December ...

LDF Offers Support for Maryland House Bill to Improve Transparency Around Misconduct by Public Employees

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter today to the Maryland House of Delegates’ Heath and Government Operations Committee offering support for HB 413, which would amend the Maryland Public ...

Binghamton Parents Demand Justice for Daughters Illegally Strip Searched

Parents in Binghamton, New York are seeking a public apology and other redress from the Binghamton School District for the mistreatment of their daughters (the “girls”) who were subjected to an illegal strip search at ...