U.S. Supreme Court Holds Partisan Gerrymandering Claims Nonjusticiable

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The U.S. Supreme Court today in Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek ignored its own precedent established in three prior cases in holding that challenges to partisan gerrymandering are nonjusticiable and cannot be ...

LDF Urges BPD Investigation; Awaits Review by Consent Decree Monitoring Team in Cherry Hill Arrests

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) is pleased to learn the city’s Consent Decree monitoring team is reviewing a recent incident involving an arrest of two youth in Cherry Hill. We urge the ...

New Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Macy’s, Inc. over Criminal History Screening Policy

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP (O&G), and Youth Represent (YR) filed a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York against Macy’s, ...

LDF Testifies Before Congress on Voter Suppression Crisis Post Shelby

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Leah Aden, Deputy Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on the continuing challenges to ...

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Curtis Flowers’ Conviction and Institutes Protections Against Racial Bias in Jury Selection

Read a PDF of our statement here.  The U.S. Supreme Court today condemned racial discrimination in jury selection, reversing Curtis Flowers’ 2010 conviction and death sentence because the prosecution was motivated by racial discrimination in ...

LDF Responds to Disturbing Police Incident Involving Black Family in Phoenix

Read a PDF of our statement here.  The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) condemns the actions of the Phoenix Police Department in a recently released video in which officers held Dravon Ames, ...

LDF Sends Letter to Tulsa City Council Ahead of Public Listening Session on Racial Disparities in Police Arrests

Ahead of the June 22nd Tulsa City Council public listening session on racial disparities in police arrests, use of force and hiring, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to ...

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