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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement of the United States Senate passage of the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform package: “In ...
UPDATE: On December 21, the Departments of Education and Justice officially rescinded the 2014 guidance package, including a Dear Colleague Letter, designed to help our nation’s schools eliminate racial disparities in school discipline while improving school climate. ...
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to reports that Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election included massive efforts against ...
LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joined Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s All in With Chris Hayes to Russian attempts to manipulate Black voters in the 2016 Presidential Campaign.
