LDF Sends Letters Over Concerns with Discriminatory Hair Policies Stemming from Incident Involving New Jersey High School Wrestler

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today sent letters to both the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) following up on a December ...

LDF Offers Support for Maryland House Bill to Improve Transparency Around Misconduct by Public Employees

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter today to the Maryland House of Delegates’ Heath and Government Operations Committee offering support for HB 413, which would amend the Maryland Public ...

Binghamton Parents Demand Justice for Daughters Illegally Strip Searched

Parents in Binghamton, New York are seeking a public apology and other redress from the Binghamton School District for the mistreatment of their daughters (the “girls”) who were subjected to an illegal strip search at ...

LDF Sends Letter to Alabama County Commission Expressing At-Large Voting Concerns

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Morgan County Commission in Alabama expressing concerns that the county’s at-large method of election for the Morgan County Commission may ...

LDF Condemns Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Attorney General Nominee William Barr and Dozens of Judicial Nominees

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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to advance the nomination of William Barr to serve as Attorney General of the United States. In addition to Mr. Barr, the Committee also voted to advance dozens of ...

LDF Statement on CFPB Attempt to Repeal Critical Elements of Payday Lending Rule

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it would rescind the “ability to repay” requirement in its October 2017 Payday Lending Rule. The original rule required payday and auto title lenders to determine ...

LDF Renews Call for Federal Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting of E.J. Bradford, Jr.

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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that his office determined a Hoover police officer did not violate any state laws in fatally shooting E.J. Bradford, Jr. on November 22, 2018. Attorney General Marshall went ...

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