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LDF Condemns the NYPD’s Disparate Social Distancing Enforcement Following Multiple Arrests of Black Residents This Weekend

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) strongly condemns the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) targeting of and excessive use of force in Black and Brown communities in connection with the enforcement ...

National Rights Groups Call for Pause in Judicial Confirmations Process

Washington, D.C.— Forty pro-democracy and civil rights groups today joined in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, urging them to halt the process of federal judicial nominations and confirmations ...

Civil Rights Groups Sue Government for Critical Information on Trump’s Muslim and African Ban

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State Department, CBP Illegally Withholding Records on Immigration Ban Waivers and Purported “Worldwide Review” Washington, DC — Today, Muslim Advocates and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sued the U.S. State Department ...

LDF, SPLC, and ADAP File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Alabama’s Lack of Safe and Accessible Voting During COVID-19 Pandemic

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF),the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) filed a federal lawsuit against Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Secretary ...

LDF Files Lawsuit Challenging the President’s Law Enforcement Commission, Arguing That It Fails to Comply with Federal Advisory Committee Act Requirements

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a lawsuit against Attorney General William Barr, the United States Department of Justice, the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice ...

More than 100 Organizations Urge Congress against Shielding Businesses from Liability during COVID-19 Pandemic, Emphasize Protections for Essential Workers

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined over 100 other organizations in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging Congress against passing legislation that would shield businesses from liability during the ...

LDF Submits Written Comments on Responsibilities of President’s Commission on Law Enforcement

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Attorney General Barr, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sullivan, and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Director Phil Keith to submit ...