Today’s bipartisan introduction of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act is an important first step in the process of enacting federal criminal justice reform, according to Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the principle that states count every resident when apportioning legislative districts to ensure equal ...
On September 16, 2015, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) held an historic reunion at the Ford Foundation in New York City. The special 75th Anniversary celebration brought together over 200 esteemed attorneys and ...
Fayette County, Georgia – On Tuesday, voters in District 5, a remedial majority-Black district, took to the polls in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the first Black County Commissioner, Pota Coston, ...
Washington, DC – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (LDF) joins the America’s Journey for Justice March as it embarks on its final leg into Washington, DC after beginning six weeks ago in ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) deeply mourns the passing of Solomon Seay, Jr., who worked alongside LDF for decades as a cooperating attorney in Alabama. Mr. Seay was a renowned civil ...
Samantha Erskine joins the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) in its New York office as Senior Director of Development. Samantha’s expertise includes managing a large portfolio of cross-sector corporate and foundation partnerships, executing ...
