Documents Reveal Thousands of Detroit Residents Were Blindsided with Over $115 Million in Retroactive Sewage Bills Due to DWSD System Errors

Click here to read the temporary restraining order asking a judge to stop water shutoffs.Click here to read the letter to DWSD expressing concerns about the manner of the shutoffs. Click here to see the FOIA ...

LDF, Facilitator for Dignity in Schools Campaign, Joins in Grieving the Death of Michael Brown and Calls for Safe Schools and an End to Criminalizing Youth

In the aftermath of the tragic death of Michael Brown, LDF and Dignity in Schools call for an end to criminalization of youth. LDF is a federal liaison for the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC) ...

LDF Organizer Pens Eyewitness Account of Tear-gassing in Ferguson

  Marquis Jenkins, our Criminal Justice Community Organizer was on the ground in Ferguson last night: “I have been to many protests, actions, and demonstrations, but in my 10+ years organizing within communities of color, ...

A Unified Statement of Action to Promote Reform and Stop Police Abuse

African American leaders join in promoting a series of recommendations to address the fatal shooting of Michael Brown and to prevent future fatal shootings of unarmed African American teenagers  Media Teleconference Tuesday, August 19th, 2 ...

Thirteen Leading Civil Rights Organizations Issue Call for Action and Reforms in Response to Ferguson Tragedy

(New York, NY)–In a joint statement issued today, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (“LDF”) joined with 12 other leading national civil and human rights organizations in calling for action and reforms in the wake ...

One Day After LDF and Other Civil Rights Groups Criticize Militarized Response in Ferguson, Governor Jay Nixon Suspends Curfew

(New York, NY)—Just 24 hours after the ACLU, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law jointly issued a statement criticizing the curfew in Ferguson, Missouri as unconstitutional and ...

LDF Issues Joint Statement on Ferguson Curfew Calling for De-escalation on the Ground

Update 8/18: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon calls off curfew in Ferguson and says the National Guard will have a limited role. (New York) In a joint statement issued today together with the American Civil Liberties ...

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