LDF Responds to Reports of Finalist in Search for New Baltimore Police Commissioner

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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 the City of Baltimore has identified a finalist in its search ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Announces New Hires, Promotions, and Fellows

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the nation’s oldest civil rights legal organization, is pleased to announce the addition of Christine Gregory as its new chief operating officer and Lisa Cylar Barrett as senior policy counsel, ...

LDF Sends Letter to Jefferson County Board of Commissioners about Voter Intimidation in Georgia

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter today to the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on behalf of Black Voters Matter (“BVM”), to alert them that an unacceptable act of ...

LDF Argues Against Attempt to Reverse Integrated Education in Hartford

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and the American Civil Liberties Union argued in federal court yesterday on behalf of Black and Latino students in Hartford, Connecticut to ...

Janai Nelson Joins Andrea Mitchell Reports to Discuss Voter Supression

Source: MSNBC

LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson spoke with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell about voter suppression ahead of 2018 midterms.

LDF Responds to Facebook’s New Policy on False Voter Information Ahead of Election

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LDF Responds to Facebook’s New Policy on False Voter Information Ahead of Election Todd Cox, Director of Policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement in response to ...

LDF and American Oversight File Lawsuit for DOJ Records of Census Citizenship Question

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LDF and American Oversight File Lawsuit for DOJ Records of Census Citizenship Question The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) have sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to compel the release of records detailing the ...

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