Federal Judge Grants Class Certification in Case Challenging WMATA’s Use of Overly Broad and Punitive Criminal Background Screening Policy

Federal Judge Grants Class Certification in Case Challenging WMATA’s Use of Overly Broad and Punitive Criminal Background Screening Policy Former African American employees and job applicants who were terminated from, or denied positions with, the ...

Civil Rights Groups File Brief with Florida Supreme Court in Support of State Attorney Ayala’s Opposition to Death Penalty

Read the PDF version of our statement here. Civil Rights Groups File Brief with Florida Supreme Court in Support of State Attorney Ayala’s Opposition to Death Penalty Filing supports State Attorney Ayala’s prosecutorial independence and ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Florida State Legislature’s Resolution Exonerating the “Groveland Four”

Read the PDF version of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Florida State Legislature’s Resolution Exonerating the “Groveland Four” On Tuesday, April 18, the Florida State Legislature unanimously passed a resolution ...

Baltimore in Focus

On April 19, 2015, Freddie Gray, a young African-American man, succumbed to spinal cord injuries he suffered while in the custody of Baltimore City police officers. His was the fifth in-custody death in Baltimore in ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Objects to Policies and Procedures of NYPD’s Body Worn Camera Pilot Program

Read the PDF version of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Objects to Policies and Procedures of NYPD’s Body Worn Camera Pilot Program The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today objected ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death

Read the PDF version of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death  Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Freddie Gray, a ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death 

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death  Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Freddie Gray, a young African-American man who suffered a tragic and ...

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