New Hampshire’s Senate voted today to repeal the death penalty, joining the House in overriding Governor Chris Sununu’s veto to become the 21st state in the country to end capital punishment. The bill will not ...
Training is Part of Court Monitored Process to Remedy Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk Practices Today, a federal judge approved a public housing training for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to ensure that all officers understand the ...
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicated that it will be rolling back protections for homeless transgender people by allowing shelters that receive federal funding to discriminate based on gender identity. ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the passing of former Board member and president of the American Bar Association (ABA) Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, who passed away at the age of 85 ...
Study Explores the Intersection of Water Affordability and Race Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released an overview of a forthcoming report by the Thurgood Marshall Institute exploring the water affordability ...
The Senate is poised to confirm Daniel Collins to a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit later today. Lisa Cylar Barrett, Policy Director at the NAACP Legal Defense and ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today joined an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case about the standards for lawful searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment. In ...
