Readout of Civil Rights Leaders Call with Facebook

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WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following joint statement on ...

LDF Sends Letter to Tennessee Governor Over Business Relief Program Funding Distribution Concerns

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee over concerns that the Business Relief Program, meant to distribute funds the state received from the Coronavirus ...

LDF Issues Statement Renewing Call for DOJ Investigation into Vehicle-Ramming Attacks on Protesters

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Today, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Sherrilyn Ifill released the following statement on the increase in vehicle-ramming attacks against protesters and the lack of federal action: “In ...

LDF Statement on Recent Police-Involved Shooting in Baltimore

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Monique L. Dixon, the Deputy Director of Policy and Director of State Advocacy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding this week’s police-involved shooting in Baltimore: “This ...

LDF Statement on NYPD Funding Cuts in the City’s Recently Approved Budget

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Katurah Topps, Policy Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding New York City Police Department (NYPD) funding in the city’s budget for the next fiscal year: ...

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Major Voting Rights Win, Rules Against Black Residents of Terrebonne Parish

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Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision on a case challenging how judges are elected in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, ruling against Black residents who sought an opportunity to elect a ...

Sherrilyn Ifill on Safeguarding the 2020 Elections | 60 Minutes

Sherrilyn Ifill joined 60 Minutes to discuss the recent LDF voting rights win in the Eleventh Circuit and safeguarding the 2020 elections.

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