LDF Issues Statement on Voter Suppression, Misinformation, and Machine Malfunctions on Election Day

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Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement regarding the myriad challenges experienced by voters across the United States on Election Day: “This evening, as ...

LDF Issues Statement on USPS Court-Ordered Actions to Deliver Ballots on Time

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Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding the court-ordered actions of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to discover and deliver ...

LDF and Co-Counsel File Lawsuit on Behalf of Pepper-Sprayed Voters in North Carolina

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), co-counsel Covington & Burling, LLP and veteran civil rights lawyer, Geraldine Sumter of Ferguson Chambers & Sumter, P.A., filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of ...

Coalition Demands Florida Secretary of State Immediately Restore Voter Information Lookup Tool

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Common Cause Florida, and 12 other partner organizations sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee urging her to “immediately restore the voter ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund, National Urban League, National Fair Housing Alliance File Suit Against Trump Administration; African American Policy Forum Launches #TruthBeTold Campaign

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the National Urban League (NUL), and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “Executive Order on Combating Race ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Supporting Michigan’s Guidance Banning the Open Carrying of Firearms at Polling Places and Other Designated Sites on Election Day

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with LDF cooperating attorney Alice Jennings, filed an amicus brief in the Michigan State Court of Appeals supporting Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson ...

LDF Statement on Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court

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Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court: “Today’s ...

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