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 ...

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 ...

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