LDF Files Lawsuit Against the City of Cleveland to Address Discriminatory Water Liens and Shutoffs

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has filed a class action lawsuit today in the Northern District of Ohio against the City of Cleveland on behalf of the city’s Black residents who ...

LDF’s Algernon Austin in USA Today Op-Ed: My phone’s facial recognition technology doesn’t see me, a black man. But it gets worse.

Source: USA Today AI can be as impactful on our health, safety and well-being — in positive ways or in negative ways — as a new medicine or a new machine. We have to make ...

LDF Issues Joint Statement Following Proposed Rulemaking for Changes to the Community Reinvestment Act

Today the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined a statement alongside nine civil rights, consumer protection and industry leaders following the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for changes to the Community Reinvestment ...

LDF Calls on the Trump Administration to Rescind the New Work Requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Read a PDF of our statement here.  The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) calls upon the Trump Administration to rescind the new work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). On ...

LDF Applauds the House’s Passage of H.R.4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA)

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New York, NY – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took an historic vote to fully restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965 through the passage of H.R.4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).  Following ...

LDF Mourns the Loss of Leroy D. Clark, Former LDF Counsel and Venerated Law Professor

LDF mourns the loss of civil rights attorney, law professor, and former LDF Counsel Leroy D. Clark. Mr. Clark passed away last week in Washington, D.C. He was 85 years old. Mr. Clark was born ...

Federal Court Approves Settlement with Target over Discriminatory Criminal Background Screening Policy

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On Wednesday, a federal district court gave final approval to a settlement resolving a lawsuit that challenged Target Corporation’s discriminatory criminal background screening policy. The class action lawsuit was filed by the NAACP Legal Defense ...

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