LDF Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Oppose Steven Menashi for Second Circuit Court of Appeals Seat

Today the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senators Schumer and McConnell opposing the nomination of Steven Menashi to a seat on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Our reasons to ...

Statement on Impeachment Inquiry From LDF President and Director-Counsel, Sherrilyn Ifill

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The opening of an impeachment inquiry to examine the conduct of President Trump is a grave moment for country and our democracy. Many may question whether civil rights organizations should be concerned about this impeachment ...

LDF Urges the Passage of the FUTURE Act

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) opposes actions that could harm students at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs). On Thursday, September 19, despite passage in the U.S. ...

Groups Sue to Block New Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

Federal lawsuit filed immediately after governor signed bill into law The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law filed a federal lawsuit today ...

LDF Remembers Terence Crutcher on the Third Anniversary of His Death

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Terence Crutcher, a beloved father, son, and brother who was tragically killed by Tulsa Police Department Officer Betty Shelby.  Today marks one of the many ...

LDF Condemns Plan to Refuse Temporary Protected Status to Displaced Bahamians

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) condemns today’s announcement by the Trump Administration that it does not plan to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Bahamians in the wake of deadly Hurricane Dorian ...

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Gift $2M to Fund Social Justice Initiatives with the NAACP LDF and the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights

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(September 04, 2019) – The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights announced today that both received gifts of $1 million from Blake Lively and Ryan ...

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