Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today appealed the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s (NYDA) failure to respond to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for materials related ...
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Heather McGhee of Demos issued the following statement regarding the preview of the Starbucks’ anti-bias training: We are encouraged by the ...
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FIRST STEP Act. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined more than 70 organizations in opposing the bill because it does little to reform prisons or the federal justice system. Todd A. Cox, LDF’s Policy Director, issued the following ...
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 ...
