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 ...

LDF Supports Commission on Reparations for African Americans

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) supports the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act (H.R. 40 and Senate Bill S.1083) – bills that would establish a commission to study the ...

LDF Opposes Confirmation of Judicial Nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer expressing our strong opposition to the confirmation of Matthew Kacsmaryk to serve on the District Court ...

LDF Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Overturning Case that Allows Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn its decision in Apocada v. Oregon, a case that allowed states to have non-unanimous jury verdicts. ...

LDF and Center for Constitutional Rights Send Letter to New York Legislators Urging Repeal of CRL 50-a, Allowing Public Disclosure of Police Records Relating to Officer Misconduct

The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc (LDF) sent a letter with the Center for Constitutional Rights urging New York State Legislators to repeal Civil Rights Law 50-a (CRL 50-a), allowing public disclosure of ...

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