NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Delay in Texas Voter ID Case

Just days before the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) was set to appear in a federal district court in Texas with its co-counsel to continue a nearly six-year fight against the state’s photo ID law (SB14), the ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Salutes President Barack Obama

 Dignity, Intelligence, Commitment to Equality Hallmarks of Obama Presidency The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) salutes President Barack Obama as he leaves office after eight years of service to his country. “For eight years, LDF ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Salutes President Barack Obama

Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Salutes President Barack Obama  Dignity, Intelligence, Commitment to Equality Hallmarks of Obama Presidency The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) salutes President Barack Obama as ...

Hearing Demonstrates Betsy DeVos Unqualified to Lead Department of Education

Read the PDF of our statement here. Statement of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. If there was any doubt about Betsy DeVos’ preparedness or suitability to lead the Department of Education, her ...

Attorney General Lynch a Powerful Force for Civil Rights

Statement of NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill “I have the greatest respect for Attorney General Lynch. She has been a courageous and powerful force for civil rights enforcement. Her first significant ...

Ahead of Hearing, National Civil Rights Leaders Call for Intense Scrutiny of Secretary of Education Nominee Betsy DeVos

Today, national civil rights leaders urged the Senate HELP Committee to review Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos’ alarming past with respect to civil rights and hold her feet to the fire on critical issues ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Muslim Advocates Commend Flyers’ Bill of Rights

Read the PDF of our statement here. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Muslim Advocates commend the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) decision to release a Passengers’ Right to Fly Free from ...

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