Today, LDF mourns the loss of legendary civil rights attorney and LDF Senior Board member, John W. Walker. A native of Arkansas, Mr. Walker dedicated his career to championing racial justice as one of ...
CRL50a is a New York State law that keeps even the most basic information about a law enforcement officer shrouded in secrecy, including their records of misconduct and abuse. On October 24, 2019, LDF Policy ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) salutes the life and work of former U.S. Representative John Conyers, a co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and former chair of the House Judiciary ...
TALLAHASEE, Fla. — A federal court today ruled that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of wealth. Plaintiffs challenged a Florida law that creates wealth-based hurdles to voting and undermines Floridians’ overwhelming 2018 passage of Amendment ...
“The widespread voter suppression problems in three debate locations—and the repeated omission of voting rights discussions from presidential debates over the past few years—is startling. The last decade unleashed an onslaught on democratic participation, including ...
Watch LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill, alongside Representative Barbara Lee, join MSNBC’s Chris Hayes to discuss the passing of Representative Elijah Cummings and his lifelong dedication to civil rights work.
Securing, advancing, and protecting the rights of Black voters and other communities of color has been a cornerstone of LDF’s work since it was founded in 1940 by Thurgood Marshall. LDF secured its first voting ...
