LDF Statement on Agreement Reached by Justice Department and City of Cleveland to Reform Cleveland Division of Police

The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) is encouraged by the agreement announced today by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the City of Cleveland on plans to reform the Cleveland Division of ...

LDF Submits Statement to the United States House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Policing Strategies for the 21st Century”

On May 19, LDF submitted a statement containing recommendations on police strategies for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Policing Strategies for the 21st Century,” to address the waning public trust in the police (mostly within communities of ...

LDF Statement on Indictment of All Six Police Officers Involved in Death of Freddie Gray

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) applauds the decision made by a Baltimore grand jury to indict the six police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Officers Caesar ...

LDF’s Sherrilyn Ifill Delivers New York University’s 183rd Commencement Speech

On May 20th, LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill gave New York University’s 183rd Commencement speech at Yankee Stadium in front of an audience of approximately 8,000 people.  Ms. Ifill also received a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, at ...

African American Business Executives Join LDF to Enact Police Reforms, Strengthen Accountability

With episodes of police violence against unarmed African-American citizens occurring at a frequency that has raised the national consciousness to an unprecedented level, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and The Executive ...

LDF Statement on President’s Plan to Improve Relations between Police and Communities of Color

The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) is encouraged by the initiatives announced today by President Obama to improve the deeply frayed relationship between police and communities of color. The announcement includes the ...

NAACP-LDF: New $30,000 Racial Justice Scholarship for Law Students and Revamped Scholarship for Undergraduates

Applications are being accepted for a new, prestigious, competitive law school scholarship, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (“LDF”) announced today. LDF revamped its Earl Warren Scholarship to target law students pursuing a career ...

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