In 1986, Coretta Scott King, the late wife of renowned civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and a prominent civil rights activist in her own right, wrote a nine-page statement opposing the nomination of ...
This weekend, we honor the life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LDF was privileged to represent Dr. King on numerous occasions: In 1965 during the Selma marches when LDF litigated ...
Today, LDF sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions expressing opposition to the nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Read the ...
Read the PDF version of our statement here. Today, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a stinging report describing a pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing in the Chicago Police Department (CPD). The ...
Read the PDF of our statement here. Statement of NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill on Baltimore Consent Decree Today, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Baltimore City officials announced that ...
Read the PDF of our statement here. Leaders Submit Letter to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Washington, DC — Five leading civil rights groups submitted a letter to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban ...
Read the PDF of our statement here. A Day of Inspiring Testimony, and a Record of Hostility to Civil Rights Statement of NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill on Jeff Sessions Hearings In ...
