LDF Mourns Former Client Reverend Darius L. Swann

Rev. Darius Swann and his wife, Vera, with family and friends at Burke Presbyterian Church in Virginia. (Presbyterian Church (USA)) The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of former client ...

LDF Files Complaint against Arkansas Governor and Secretary of State over Ballot Access

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Black voters and the Christian Ministerial Alliance against Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of State John Thurston for ...

LDF Joins OCA-Asian Pacific Americans and Other Organizations in Calling on the Justice Department to Address Increasing Racist Attacks Against the Asian American Community

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates and over 180 other organizations in calling on the Justice Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the White ...

LDF Sends Letter to Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston Regarding Ballot Access amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Christian Ministerial Alliance and the Arkansas Community Institute in sending a letter to Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston. The letter urged that ...

LDF’s Sherrilyn Ifill Sends Letter to US Conference of Mayors Calling for Halting of Utility Shutoffs and Evictions during COVID-19 Pandemic

Yesterday, the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Sherrilyn Ifill, sent a letter to Tom Cochran, the CEO and Executive Director of the United States Conference of Mayors ...

Supreme Court Increases Burden for Claims of Race Discrimination Under Crucial Civil Rights Statute

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Today, the United States Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, known as Section 1981, which requires that all citizens have the same rights to make and enforce contracts ...

A Message from LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill on Our Work Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has caused profound anxiety and uncertainty throughout the United States. At the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), we are deeply committed to ensuring the health and safety of our families, colleagues, and communities. We ...

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