LDF Secures Another Victory in Case Challenging the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice

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Yesterday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment on a remaining undue influence claim in an NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) case challenging the creation and ...

LDF and SPLC Submit Testimony in the Georgia Senate Ethics Committee Opposing Senate Bill 241

Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund submitted testimony in the Georgia state Senate Ethics Committee opposing Senate Bill 241. (S.B. 241) The enactment ...

LDF Sends Letter Expressing Concerns Over NYPD’s Compliance with the POST Act

Today, a coalition that includes the  NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF), sent a letter to the New York City Police Department Police Commissioner and Commissioner of the Department of Investigation expressing concern ...

Civil Rights Leaders Call on Congress to Pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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Today, civil rights leaders called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act – a critical step to holding law enforcement accountable for unconstitutional and unethical conduct. The ...

LDF Sends Letters to Police Departments Calling For Investigation of Officers Involved in Attack on U.S. Capitol

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent joint letters to police departments in Tulsa, Oklahoma; North Charleston, South Carolina; Ferguson, Missouri; and Louisville, Kentucky. The letters call for a full and ...

LDF and SPLC Submit Testimony in the Georgia House of Representatives Special Committee on Election Integrity Opposing House Bill 531

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund submitted testimony in the House of Representatives Special Committee on Election Integrity opposing House Bill 531 (H.B. ...

Civil Rights Organizations Urge Senate to Confirm Garland As Attorney General

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined 58 organizations in urging the United States Senate to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General of the United States. The letter sent to the ...

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