Media Highlights on the NYCPD Stop and Frisk Suit Settlement

The media respond to  the  preliminary settlement agreement reached to end the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) improper and unlawful enforcement of criminal trespass laws in public housing. This settlement will resolve Davis et al. v. ...

Nearly 20 Civil Rights Groups and Education Advocates Release Principles for ESEA Reauthorization: “The Federal Role Must Be Honored and Maintained”

Washington – Today, nearly 20 civil rights groups and education advocates released shared civil rights principles for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In the principles, the groups highlight the important ...

One Year Anniversary of Joint Guidance on School Discipline Continues Push For Non-Discrimination Policies in Public Schools

Today commemorates the one-year anniversary of the issuance of historic Joint Guidance on School Discipline by the Departments of Education and Justice (see Secretary Duncan’s Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline).  ...

African-American Business Leaders Partner with Paramount Pictures to Offer Free Admission to Golden Globe-Nominated Film “Selma” for New York City Middle School Students

Nearly 30,000 New York City middle school students will have the opportunity to see the Golden Globe-nominated film SELMA free of charge, starting this Thursday January 8th thru Monday, January 19th –Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

LDF Seeks Investigation of Darren Wilson Grand Jury Proceedings by 21st Judicial Circuit in Missouri

On Monday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) submitted a letter to Judge Maura McShane, the Presiding Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit in Missouri, requesting that the court conduct an appropriate and thorough ...

LDF Mourns Passing of Edward William Brooke, III, First African American Elected to the Senate and Architect of Fair Housing Act of 1968

(New York, NY)—Yesterday, the nation lost a historic figure and true champion of civil rights laws with the passing of Edward William Brooke, III, the first African American ever popularly elected to the Senate. Among ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief to Uphold Disparate Impact Standard in Texas Fair Housing Case Before U.S. Supreme Court

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief arguing that the Supreme Court of the United States should uphold a vital component of our nation’s civil rights laws known as the ...

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