LDF Issues Statement on NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ “Blueprint to End Gun Violence”

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On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued his “Blueprint to End Gun Violence,” which detailed his administration’s approach to addressing gun violence. In response to his plan, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ...

LDF Releases New Report on Needed Reforms to Pretrial Legal Systems

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.’s (LDF) Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) released Pretrial Justice Without Money Bail Or Risk Assessments: Principles for Racially Just Bail Reform, a new report that connects the dots ...

LDF Issues Statement on Historic School Desegregation Case Settlement

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On behalf of lead plaintiff, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Center for Children’s Advocacy (CCA), the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Center for Law and Economic ...

LDF Issues Statement on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding the retirement announcement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: “We wish to recognize Justice Stephen Breyer for his nearly 30 ...

LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute Welcomes Research Fellow Dr. Ayobami Laniyonu

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) announced the selection of the newest Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) Non-Resident Research Fellow Dr. Ayobami Laniyonu, a highly accomplished academic with expertise in criminal justice ...

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro Joins LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute as Senior Research Fellow

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) announced that former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro will join LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) as a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow. Secretary ...

Federal Court Blocks Alabama’s New Congressional Map, Orders Lawmakers to Draw Map with Two Majority-Black Districts

A federal court today struck down Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map. As a result of the preliminary injunction, the state Legislature must draft a new congressional map that complies with the Voting Rights Act by ...

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