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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr made highly disturbing remarks during his speech at an awards ceremony honoring law enforcement officers for distinguished service. In his address, Mr. Barr stated that communities that do not show ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer opposing the nomination of Sarah Pitlyk to the federal district court for the Eastern District ...
