LDF to Receive $1 Million Gift from Michael Jordan for Policing Reform Work

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) was thrilled to learn that NBA owner, Hall of Famer and international basketball star, Michael Jordan will be making a $1 million grant to LDF ...

LDF to Receive $1 Million Gift from Michael Jordan for Policing Reform Work

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) was thrilled to learn that NBA owner, Hall of Famer and international basketball star, Michael Jordan will be making a $1 million grant to LDF ...

Advocates Call on Mayor and Police Commissioner to Remove Barriers to Police Accountability

In a letter to Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, a citywide coalition of advocates urge city leaders to ensure that progress towards police accountability adopted during the 2016 Maryland General ...

LDF Applauds Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc Decision Finding Texas Voter ID Law Discriminatory

Today, the harshest, most restrictive photo ID law in the country met its match when the full United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court determination that Senate Bill 14 ...

LDF Statement on the Acquittal of Lt. Brian Rice for His Role in the In-Custody Death of Freddie Gray

Today, Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams acquitted Baltimore police lieutenant Brian Rice of all charges for his role in the in-custody death of Freddie Gray. Prosecutors charged Lieutenant Rice with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, assault, ...

LDF’s Statement on the Shootings of Law Enforcement Officers in Baton Rouge

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) condemns the actions of a lone gunman who opened fire on law enforcement officers as they responded to a call for service in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ...

LDF Remembers Eric Garner On Second Anniversary of His Death

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Eric Garner, a 43-year-old African-American father, husband and son.  Two years ago, New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo placed Mr. Garner in a ...

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