LDF Sends Letter Opposing the Judicial Nomination of Lawrence VanDyke, Highlighting his Unqualified ABA Rating

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer opposing the nomination of Lawrence VanDyke to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. VanDyke is ...

LDF Submits Comment Letter to Department of Education on Proposed Questions for 2019-2020 Civil Rights Data Collection

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational fund submitted a comment letter regarding the proposed questions for the 2019-2020 Civil Rights Data Collection. The letter “strongly encourage[s] the Department of Education (the Department) to maintain ...

LDF and MacArthur Justice Center File Suit Challenging Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans’ Rampant Discrimination Against Black Jurors

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center (MJC) filed a federal class action lawsuit today challenging District Attorney Doug Evans’ extreme racial discrimination against Black ...

LDF Comments on Baltimore Police Department’s Draft Baltimore School Police MOU Assessment Report

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RE: Comments on Baltimore Police Department’s Draft Baltimore School Police MOU Assessment Report Dear Mr. Thompson: On behalf of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), I write to provide comments on the ...

LDF Statement on the Outcome of Today’s Senate Judicial Vote

Read a PDF of our statement here.  Today’s Senate vote requires attention and reflection. Too often, those being confirmed to serve on some of the most esteemed and powerful courts in the country possess disqualifying ...

LDF Files Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Brief to Defend Black Louisiana Voters

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm of Cozen O’Connor, and Ronald L. Wilson, a veteran Louisiana civil rights attorney, filed a brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of ...

LDF Sends Letter to Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission Supporting Complaint Against Judge S. Kastrenakes

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Today the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission in support of a complaint filed by Florida State Senator Bobby Powell, Jr. against Judge John ...

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