A Tribute to LDF Alum Sheila Thomas

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of Sheila Y. Thomas, who was a member of LDF’s inaugural class of Skadden Fellows. An accomplished attorney who litigated countless employment discrimination ...

Janai Nelson Joins David Gura on MSNBC to Discuss the Anniversary of #Charlottesville and Unite the Right Rallies

By: MSNBC Source: MSNBC with David Gura   LDF’s Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson joins David Gura on MSNBC to discuss the one-year Anniversary of #Charlottesville and the #UniteTheRight2 rallies this weekend.

LDF Statement on Scheduling Judge Kavanaugh’s Hearing Without Releasing His Full Record

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced today that the Committee will be holding a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh beginning on September 4. This announcement was made despite the fact that ...

LDF Statement on One Year Anniversary of White Supremacist Violence in Charlottesville

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Last August, white supremacist violence erupted at the “Unite the Right Rally” in Charlottesville, Virginia, taking the life of counter-protester Heather Heyer and leaving many others wounded. One year later, white supremacists are again gathering, ...

Court Orders NYPD to Film All Citizen Encounters with Body Cameras

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Related Case or Issue:  Davis v. City of New York   Court Orders NYPD to Film All Citizen Encounters with Body Cameras Order Calls for Pilot Program to Study Effectiveness of Filming All Encounters Late ...

LDF Statement on One Year Anniversary of White Supremacist Violence in Charlottesville

Read a PDF of our statement Here

Last August, white supremacist violence erupted at the “Unite the Right Rally” in Charlottesville, Virginia, taking the life of counter-protester Heather Heyer and leaving many others wounded. One year later, white supremacists are again gathering, ...

LDF’s Marne Lenox Pens New York Daily News Op-Ed: NYPD Hasn’t Come Clean on its Gang Database

By: Marne Lenox Source: New York Daily News Related Case or Issue: NYPD’s “Gang” Policing Tactics   The NYPD’s gang database leaves thousands of New Yorkers of color vulnerable to heightened police harassment or scrutiny, ...

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