Statement of Sherrilyn Ifill on Ebola

“NAACP Legal Defense Fund mourns for the thousands of people across the world whose lives have been tragically lost to the Ebola virus.  We wholeheartedly support the brave and dedicated health care workers who are fighting to stop the spread of ...

Public Housing ID not Valid Voter Photo ID in Alabama

The state of Alabama has told the NAACP Legal Defense Fund that public housing Identification will not be accepted as a form of photo ID to vote at the polls. LDF has written the Secretary of State’s ...

LDF’s 2014 Prepared to Vote Campaign

LDF lawyers will be teaming up with local grassroots and legal partners to ensure maximum participation by voters of color in the midterm elections of November 2014.  As part of our Prepared to Vote campaign, ...

Arkansas High Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law

On April 16, 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas (ACLU) brought a lawsuit in Arkansas state court challenging the validity of Arkansas’s new voter photo ID law under the Arkansas Constitution. At the same time, LDF ...

National Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge Administration to Release Strong Gainful Employment Rule

For decades, LDF has advocated for equal educational opportunities.  However, too many African American and other students of color and low-income students are being targeted for recruitment by for-profit institutions, encouraged to incur high amounts ...

Civil Rights Groups Demand Accountability for Equity in Public Education

Issue Recommendations to Gov. Leaders on Improving Accountability Systems WASHINGTON – Today eleven civil rights groups including Advancement Project, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Mexican American ...

The Making of Ferguson with Sherrilyn Ifill and Richard Rothstein

On Thursday, November 13 at 11:00 a.m. ET, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) will host a forum to examine policies that led to the events in Ferguson. Sherrilyn ...

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