LDF Issues Statement on Georgia’s Voter Suppression Bill, S.B. 202, Being Signed Into Law

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Today, the Georgia state legislature passed S.B. 202, voter suppression legislation that was signed into law this evening by Governor Brian Kemp. Among other suppressive measures, S.B. 202 places new restrictions on absentee/mail-in voting and ...

Civil Rights Coalition Calls for the Doubling of the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights Funding

A civil rights coalition including the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) is urging Congress to double the funding of the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights. The Coalition is advocating for an ...

LDF Submits Testimony in Texas House Election Committee Expressing Opposition to House Bill 6

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF), submitted testimony in the Texas House of Representatives House Election Committee expressing opposition to House Bill 6 (H.B. 6). This bill appears to transfer authority ...

LDF Submits Public Comment on the New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Draft Plan 

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund sent a letter to the New York City Committee on Public Safety urging officials to reject the current draft of the New York City Police Reform and ...

New Report Warns of ‘Educational Redlining’ By FinTech Student Lender Systematically Overcharging Borrowers Who Attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Student Borrower Protection Center and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Call on Stride Funding to Address Evidence of Discrimination, Warn of Broader Fair Lending Risks for Providers of Income Share Agreements  The Student Borrower ...

Supreme Court Reaffirms Constitutional Protections for Citizens Shot by Police Officers

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Today, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed an important Fourth Amendment protection for victims of police violence in the case of Torres v Madrid. As the Court held, police may not violate someone’s constitutional rights ...

LDF Seeks Additional Relief on Behalf of Black St. Martin Parish Students in School Desegregation Case

Today, a federal district court in Louisiana began hearing witness testimony and evidence in Thomas v. School Board of St. Martin Parish, a school desegregation case. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) ...

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