Waller County Modestly Expands Early Voting in Prairie View, LDF’s Suit Still Pending

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In response to public pressure and a lawsuit filed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), election commissioners in Waller County, Texas yesterday took a modest but important step forward to provide ...

LDF’s Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson discusses Georgia’s Voter Suppression on All in with Chris Hayes

Watch as Janai Nelson discusses Georgia’s Voter Suppression ahead of the 2018 Midterm election with Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s All in with Chris Hayes.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Files Suit Against Waller County, Texas for Restricting Early Voting Rights of Black Students

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a suit in federal court today against election officials in Waller County, Texas, who have refused to provide any early voting location on the campus ...

LDF Responds to Report of Trump Administration Considering Drastic Efforts to Undermine Legal Status of Transgender People

Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to The New York Times’ report that the Trump Administration is considering drastic efforts to undermine the ...

LDF Responds to President Trump’s Statement About Voting

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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 President Trump’s statement about voting: “The President of the United States is using his extraordinary ...

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, ...

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