LDF Joins Civil Rights Organizations on Press Call Expressing Doubts About AG Nominee William Barr

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Drug Policy Alliance, National Immigration Law Center, and Lambda Legal for a press call today to discuss the ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Submits Post-Trial Brief in Lawsuit to Determine Future of Race-Conscious Admissions at Harvard

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law today, urging the Massachusetts federal court to reaffirm Harvard’s right to consider race as one of many ...

LDF Makes Public Records Request in Response to Hair Discrimination Case Involving Buena Regional High School Wrestler

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today submitted an open public records request with the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The request asks for information regarding policies about and investigations ...

LDF Statement on Joel Fitzgerald’s Withdrawal from Baltimore Police Commissioner Job

Monique Dixon, Deputy Director of Policy for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to Joel Fitzgerald withdrawing from consideration as Baltimore Police commissioner: “Dr. Fitzgerald’s withdrawal is in ...

LDF Statement on H.R. 1 – A Comprehensive Reform Package

Todd Cox, Director of Policy for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement in response to the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a comprehensive package of reform bills: “The ...

LDF Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief Condemning the Discriminatory Jury Selection Practices in Mississippi

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief condemning the discriminatory removal of African American jurors by the District Attorney in Mississippi’s 5th Judicial District. The LDF brief details ...

LDF Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief Urging Consideration of Racially-Biased Death Sentence

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision to deny Keith Tharpe the ability to appeal ...

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