LDF Welcomes Janell Byrd-Chichester as Director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Janell Byrd-Chichester as Director of LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute. Janell is returning to LDF after having previously served as ...

New Documents Confirm Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Reasoning for Adding Citizenship Question to 2020 Census

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Today, along with millions of others, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) learned damning information about the political and racially discriminatory motives behind the push to add a citizenship status question to the ...

New Hampshire Repeals the Death Penalty

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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 ...

Federal Judge Approves Public Housing Training for NYPD Officers

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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 ...

LDF Statement on HUD’s Proposed Rule Change Allowing Homeless Shelters to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Americans

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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. ...

LDF Remembers Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte

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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 ...

LDF Releases Overview of Water/Color Report

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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 ...

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