Today, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 opinion that employers may use arbitration clauses to stop workers from joining forces to challenge workplace violations, at least in certain contexts. Such clauses—which may be buried in employment ...
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals defied established Supreme Court precedent by holding that officers were entitled to summary judgment, relieving them from facing trial on a claim of excessive force after tasing to death ...
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has failed to produce records related to the agency’s civil rights investigations and policies, according to a new lawsuit. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing our strong opposition to the confirmation of Andrew Oldham to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Fifth Circuit ...
Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice challenging a partially denied Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the ...
Related Case or Issue: Davis v. City of New York Today, a court-appointed facilitator, Ariel Belen, issued a report on community-generated reforms to New York City Police Department (NYPD) stop-and-frisk and trespass arrest practices that were ...
Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement in response to remarks delivered yesterday by Attorney General ...
