LDF Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Two Racially Gerrymandered Districts in North Carolina

Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP LDF Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Two Racially Gerrymandered Districts in North Carolina In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Acquittal of Tulsa Police Officer for Death of Terence Crutcher

Read the PDF of our statement here.  NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Acquittal of Tulsa Police Officer for Death of Terence Crutcher Today, a jury acquitted Tulsa Police Officer Betty Jo Shelby of first-degree ...

ACLU and LDF Call on Flint City Council to Impose Moratorium on Property Liens for Unpaid Water Bills

ACLU of Michigan and NAACP Legal Defense Fund Call on Flint City Council to Impose Moratorium on Property Liens for Unpaid Water Bills The ACLU of Michigan and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Review North Carolina Voter ID Law

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Review North Carolina Voter ID Law Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced that it would not take up the case against North Carolina’s “monster” ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Urges Missouri General Assembly to Oppose Proposed Enhanced Penalties for Crimes Against Law Enforcement

Read a PDF of our statement here.   NAACP Legal Defense Fund Urges Missouri General Assembly to Oppose Proposed Enhanced Penalties for Crimes Against Law Enforcement The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a ...

LDF Statement on Attorney General Sessions Charging and Sentencing Directive

Read a PDF of our statement here.  LDF Statement on Attorney General Sessions Charging and Sentencing Directive Attorney General Jeff Sessions circulated a memo late Thursday night that directs federal prosecutors to charge nonviolent, low-level drug ...

Civil Rights Organizations Call for Special Prosecutor in Russia Investigation

Civil Rights Organizations Call for Special Prosecutor in Russia Investigation CONTACT: Steve Smith, ACLU, 347-628-4077; ssmith@aclu.orgVivien Watts, Brennan Center, (646)292-8317; vivien.watts@nyu.edu Derrick Robinson, LCCRUL, (240) 473-3034; drobinson@lawyerscommittee.org Phoebe Plagens, NAACP LDF, 212-965-2235; pplagens@naacpldf.org In the wake of recent events related ...

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