Making Real the Promises of Our Democracy: LDF’s Janai Nelson Delivers MLK Day Speech in Bloomington, Indiana

  It’s clear that Bloomington takes very seriously the idea that MLK Day is “a day on—not a day off.” For over two decades, you’ve held this ceremony as a way of symbolizing your commitment ...

Concerned Parents and Civil Rights Organizations Call on the State of Maryland to Provide More Education Funding for Baltimore Schools and Investment in Children of Color

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The State of Maryland In Violation of Court Orders Requiring Full Funding for Students in Baltimore City See videos of parents and students: https://www.aclu-md.org/bradford Read the letter here. BALTIMORE – The State of Maryland has ...

LDF Responds to Former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s Sentencing and the Acquittal of Officers Charged in Laquan McDonald’s Murder

Monique Dixon, LDF’s Deputy Director of Policy, issued the following statement: “No sentence imposed on former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke would restore the McDonald family’s loss of 17-year-old Laquan. LDF echoes the family’s ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Speaks with Chris Hayes about Barr’s Confirmation Hearings on MSNBC’s All In with Chris

  Following the Senate hearings to consider William Barr to be the next U.S. Attorney Genera, Sherrilyn Ifill joins Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s All in with Chris.

LDF Statement on Court Decision Rejecting Citizenship Status Question for 2020 Census

Today, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled against the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 census, rejecting the administration’s transparent attempts to ...

LDF Statement on William Barr Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

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Ahead of Attorney General nominee William Barr’s confirmation hearings this week, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released an overview of Mr. Barr’s record on civil rights throughout his career, including his ...

LDF Statement on Inflammatory Language from US Court of Appeals Nominee Neomi Rao

Buzzfeed News today reported on inflammatory language from US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit nominee Neomi Rao’s collegiate writing. Rao is nominated for a lifetime appointment on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. ...

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