LDF and the National Consumer Law Center Urge DeKalb County, Georgia, to Delay Lifting Water Disconnection Moratorium, Implement Stronger Protections Against Shutoffs

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) sent a joint letter to Michael Thurmond, Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Georgia, in response to the ...

LDF Issues Statement on the Groundbreaking Confirmation of Kristen Clarke as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

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Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm Kristen Clarke as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ...

LDF Submits Recommendations for Establishing Criteria for Redistricting Maps in Louisiana

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted a letter to the Louisiana State House and Governmental Affairs Committee outlining recommendations for House Concurrent Resolution (“HCR”) 90, which establishes criteria for redistricting ...

LDF Submits Testimony Expressing Opposition to Louisiana’s Senate Bill 224

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted testimony to the Louisiana House and Governmental Affairs Committee expressing opposition to Senate Bill 224 (SB 224), which aims to impose burdensome identification requirements ...

LDF Issues Statement on the Restoration of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status

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Today, the Biden administration announced that it will restore Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which the Trump administration rescinded in 2017. TPS allows recipients from designated countries experiencing violence and conflict or natural disasters to ...

LDF Submits Input for Transparency, Public Involvement, and Fair Representation During Upcoming Redistricting Process in Louisiana

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), submitted a public proposal on best practices for public involvement, fair representation, and transparency during the upcoming redistricting process in Louisiana to the Committee on ...

LDF Sends Letters to the Senate Judiciary Committee Support of Two Judicial Nominees

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent two letters to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee leaders in support of the nomination of Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, to serve as a judge on the ...

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