Tuesday, November 29, 2016 | news
Read the PDF version here. Citing Uncertainty of Next Administration’s Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform, Broad Coalition of Criminal Justice Reform Advocates, Former Judges and Prosecutors, Legal Scholars Call On President to Expand Clemency Eligibility A broad coalition of criminal justice reform advocates, former judges and prosecutors, and legal scholars urged President Obama today to […]
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced that Karla McKanders has been appointed as the new director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute, the multidisciplinary research and advocacy center within LDF that was launched in 2015. Professor McKanders comes to LDF from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she has taught Critical Race Theory and Immigration Law […]
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 | news
“As I take the measure of my life and experience, it is, at a personal level, a story of struggle and triumph. With the support of family and community, I overcame the limits of racial exclusion, discrimination, and poverty to become a leading civil rights lawyer and ultimately a federal judge. Brown v. Board sits […]
Monday, October 23, 2023 | staff
Kim Villafuerte Barzola is joining TMI as an Assistant Archivist. In 2022, she received a Master’s in a Library and Information Science with a concentration in archival management from Simmons University where she was a Kaleidoscope Scholar and recipient of the George A Strait Minority Fellowship and Scholarship by the American Association of Law Libraries. […]
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | news
Today, national civil rights leaders urged the Senate HELP Committee to review Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos’ alarming past with respect to civil rights and hold her feet to the fire on critical issues of civil rights that are a central function of the U.S. Department of Education. A recording of today’s event is […]
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on HBCU Executive Order Race-Conscious Policies Key to Educational Equality Today, the White House issued an executive order elevating an initiative to promote excellence and innovation at our nations’ Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. […]
Monday, June 5, 2017 | news
LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill to Receive Harvard Law Award Washington, D.C. – At a ceremony this evening at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Sherrilyn Ifill, the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), will receive an Award for Professional Excellence from Harvard […]
Saturday, July 20, 2024 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 18th Congressional district, lawyer, and staunch civil rights advocate. With grace, intellect, and power, Representative Jackson Lee influenced countless issues of critical importance to the Black community. Representative Jackson Lee passed away on July 19, 2024. LDF President and […]
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has announced the opening of applications for the Marshall Motley-Scholars Program’s (MMSP) second cohort. Launched in January 2021, LDF’s groundbreaking commitment, the MMSP, will endow the South with the next generation of civil rights lawyers trained to provide legal advocacy of unparalleled excellence. The program is […]
Monday, May 7, 2018 | page
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, we defend and advance the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America. LDF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Friday, May 18, 2018 | page
the moment is now The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) was launched at a time when the nation’s aspirations for equality and due process of law were stifled by widespread state-sponsored racial inequality. Today, as our democracy faces a watershed moment, LDF continues our commitment to equal justice.
Monday, May 21, 2018 | page
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