Joint Statement of Civil Rights and Clergy Leaders Concerning Mistrial of Former Officer Michael Slager

Read the PDF of our statement here. Today, Judge Clifton Newman declared a mistrial in the murder case of former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager who fatally shot Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man, during ...

LDF on Carson for HUD: Little to Indicate Housing Experience, Expertise

Read the PDF of our statement here. On December 5, 2016, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and former Presidential candidate, will be his nominee for Secretary of Housing and Urban ...

Monique Lin-Luse on Stout v. Jefferson County: Integrated education a Constitutional right

The trial is underway to determine whether Gardendale City Schools can separate from Jefferson County Schools and form its own school system. “The plaintiffs … which are black students and their parents in Jefferson County ...

Almost 150 Civil Rights and Progressive Groups Announce Opposition to Sessions Attorney General Nomination

Leaders to Hold Press Conference today at Supreme Court, Deliver Letters to Senators Today, almost 150 national civil rights and progressive groups are jointly announcing their opposition to nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to lead the ...

LDF on No Charges for Officer in Death of Keith Lamont Scott

  Today, Mecklenburg County District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced he is not bringing charges against Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Officer Brentley Vinson for shooting and killing Keith Lamont Scott, 43, on September 20, 2016.  Sherrilyn ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Urges Fifth Circuit to Ensure Education Equality in Louisiana Charter School Desegregation Case

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), joined by co-counsel Gideon Carter of Baton Rouge, LA, filed a brief asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse a July decision granting ...

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