LDF Receives Transformational Grant

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NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations (OSF) announced today it is awarding a $15 million grant to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. (LDF) the nation’s first and foremost civil and human rights, law ...

LDF Requests Independent Investigation into Shooting Death of Joshua Brown

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is requesting an independent investigation of the shooting death of Joshua Brown.  Mr. Brown was a key witness in the trial of Amber Guyger, the former Dallas ...

LDF Supports Judicial Review; Identifies Racial Animus in DACA Rescission

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a “friend of the court” brief in the United States Supreme Court, defending the essential role of the courts in reviewing policies ...

Federal Court Upholds Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policies

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Updated October 3, 2019 Today, a Massachusetts Federal Court affirmed that Harvard’s consideration of race as one of many factors in undergraduate admissions decisions is consistent with – and supported by – longstanding United States ...

LDF Vigorously Defends Civil Rights Law of 1866 Against Comcast Attack

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), along with ten civil rights organizations, filed an amicus brief in Comcast v. National Association of African American-Owned Media and Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc., a case involving ...

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 ...

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