Confirmation of DeVos Shameful Dereliction of Duty

Read the PDF of our statement here Confirmation of DeVos Shameful Dereliction of Duty Statement of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. on Confirmation of Betsy DeVos On news that the Senate confirmed the ...

ABA Task Force Report Comes at Critical Time for Criminal Justice Reform

Read the PDF of our statement here Release of ABA Building Public Trust Task Force Report Comes at Critical Time for Criminal Justice Reform Statement of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Today, the ...

Educational Accountability Regulations Cannot Be Overturned

Read the PDF of our statement here Today, Republican leaders of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations on accountability and ...

LCCHR Releases Powerful Video on Sen. Sessions

WASHINGTON – Today, The Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights released a video highlighting Sessions’ attempt to jail Alabama civil rights workers who were registering black voters in 1985. The video features one of ...

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General Despite His Lifelong Opposition to Civil Rights

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines, 11-9, to report the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General to the Senate floor despite the fact that he has been a lifelong opponent ...

LDF Celebrates Black History Month: Looking Back and Forging Ahead

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time to pay tribute to the extraordinary and critical role African Americans have played in shaping U.S. history. Over the next ...

Statement of LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill on the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

Click here to read the PDF version of our statement. “Today, President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. “There are seminal moments in our history that truly show just ...

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