LDF Urges the New York State Assembly to Repeal the Hecht-Calandra Act and Implement a New Specialized High School Admissions Plan

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Today, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Senior Deputy Director of Litigation Jin Hee Lee will provide testimony at a New York State Assembly hearing on proposed measures to make the admissions process ...

LDF Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Vote to Advance Nomination of Jeffrey Rosen

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This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Jeffrey Rosen to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the United States. In April, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational ...

LDF Sends Letter Opposing Michael Park’s Nomination for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

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Ahead of this week’s vote on his nomination, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senate leadership today opposing the confirmation of Michael Park to a lifetime seat on ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief in Support of Requiring Courts to Assess Defendants’ Ability to Pay Court Costs

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) filed an amicus brief in the Ohio Supreme Court today arguing that courts must assess a defendant’s ability to pay when considering whether to suspend, waive, ...

LDF Offers Support for the Equality Act

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) supports the Equality Act, which would amend civil rights statutes to extend non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans. Introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. David ...

Diverse Coalition of Students and Community Organizations Ask to Intervene in Suit to Defend Expanded Access to Elite New York City Public Schools

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 LDF, ACLU, NYCLU, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF File Motion to Intervene to Allow Students and Advocacy Groups to Join the Defense of Efforts to Improve Racial Equity at Specialized High Schools A diverse group of public ...

LDF Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Challenge to President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

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When President Trump declared a national emergency to secure funding for a wall along the southern border in February, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) committed to working with our partners in ...

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