Martin Luther King Day 2017: Learning from His Legacy

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 ...

LDF to HELP Committee: DeVos Record Shows Unprepared to Lead Education Department

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 ...

Stinging DOJ Report Details Entrenched Racial Bias in Chicago Police Department, Systematic Violation of Residents’ Constitutional Rights

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 ...

Baltimore Consent Decree Vital Step for Residents Who Have Waited Decades for Reform

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 ...

Five Leading Civil Rights Organizations Deeply Concerned About Nomination of Ben Carson to Lead Department of Housing and Urban Development

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 ...

LDF on Sessions Hearings: Day of Inspiring Testimony & Record of Hostility to Civil Rights

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 ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Updates Report on Sessions Nomination with Documentary Materials

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund updated its report in opposition to the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States with documentary materials. LDF has engaged in an ...

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