Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties of Georgia and the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, sent a letter to the Georgia General Assembly to oppose Senate Bill 363, ...
Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign Johns Hopkins University is requesting permission from Maryland lawmakers to create its own private police force. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and local voting rights attorney Jim Blacksher sent a letter to Pleasant Grove Alabama Mayor Jerry W. Brasseale urging him to alter the City’s electoral ...
In response to the opioid crisis, the Trump Administration is proposing pursuing the death penalty for those convicted of drug trafficking. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the ...
By: Marne Lenox Source: Refinery29 I was a high school student at the time of the Columbine shooting, and I vividly recall the feelings of shock and sadness I experienced in the days following ...
By: Todd Cox Source: Medium Today marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark civil rights Supreme Court decision in Newman v. Piggie Park, which ruled that businesses cannot justify discrimination — such as refusing to serve Black ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Provides Feedback on Baltimore Police Department’s Draft Use-of-Force Policies As part of the consent decree between the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ), the ...
