LDF Urges Congress to Make Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform a Legislative Priority Early This Year

Last week, Leslie Proll, Director of Policy at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), sent a letter to the United States House of Representatives, urging its Judiciary Committee, as well as Congress as a ...

LDF’s Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) expresses its deepest and sincerest condolences to the family and colleagues of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away today at the age of 79. Justice ...

LDF Statement on the Liang Trial Verdict and the Need to Change the Culture of Policing

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) believes that justice was served in the trial of former New York City Police Officer (NYPD) Peter Liang, who was convicted of one count of manslaughter ...

LDF Applauds Nomination of Judge Abdul Kallon to Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is thrilled by President Obama’s announcement today of the nomination of Judge Abdul K. Kallon to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. If ...

Civil Rights, Equality, and Justice Then & Now: Policing | Black History Month 2016

Important Moments in the Fight Against Unjust Policing and the Need for Police Reform In this second installment of our “Throwback Thursday” (#tbt) “Civil Rights, Equality, and Justice: Then & Now” series for Black History Month ...

LDF Applauds U.S. Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Ferguson After City Rejects Proposed Consent Decree

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) swift legal action today against the city of Ferguson. Ferguson has demonstrated extreme ...

After Ferguson Attempts to Unilaterally Modify its Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, LDF Advocates Taking All Legal Steps Necessary to Ensure Constitutional Policing and Court Practices in Ferguson

After last night’s Ferguson City Council hearing, during which Ferguson’s mayor and city council members made all-too-familiar and unverified claims that implementation of its proposed police and court reform consent decree would be too costly, ...

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