Tuesday, January 10, 2017 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund updated its report in opposition to the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States with documentary materials. LDF has engaged in an extensive, painstaking and thorough review of its vast archives, and updated the report that it released yesterday with attachments that […]
Monday, October 15, 2018 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund to Deliver Opening Statements in Trial to Determine Future of Race-Conscious Admissions at Harvard The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) will make opening statements today in a federal trial regarding a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate race from consideration in Harvard College admissions, threatening diversity at the school. Students for […]
Thursday, August 20, 2009 | case-update
(New Orleans, LA) – At a hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the House Committee on Financial Services today, Matthew Colangelo, Director of LDF’s Economic Justice Group, testified that federal hurricane recovery funds have been distributed in a way that unfairly excludes African American families from returning to their homes in […]
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 | news
JOINT STATEMENT ON CHARGES ISSUED BY ST. LOUIS COUNTY AGAINST PROTESTERS ARRESTED LAST YEAR St. Louis County is marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown by charging hundreds of people arrested by the St. Louis County Police in protest actions that occurred since August of 2014. The State Prosecuting Attorney has […]
Monday, May 24, 2010 | case-update
The Supreme Court unanimously rejects Chicago’s attempt to avoid accountability for hiring discrimination (New York, NY) — After years fighting for justice, qualified African-American job applicants will finally have a fair opportunity to land a job with the Chicago fire department. Today, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the City of Chicago can be held accountable for […]
Friday, October 12, 2018 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today submitted written testimony to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners opposing any legislative advocacy aimed at changing a state law that prohibits the Baltimore school police from carrying firearms on schools grounds during school hours. The testimony was submitted today ahead of a public […]
Monday, January 9, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. Unceasing Hostility to Civil Rights Demonstrates Sessions Unqualified to Serve As Attorney General Washington, DC — Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a 32-page report to the Senate Judiciary Committee calling on the Senate to vote to reject the confirmation of Jefferson Sessions to […]
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law today, urging the Massachusetts federal court to reaffirm Harvard’s right to consider race as one of many components in a holistic admissions process. The filing comes after Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) submitted opposing […]
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Submits Comments on the Proposed Baltimore Consent Decree Today, in response to the federal court’s order soliciting public comment, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted written comments on the proposed consent decree between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Police Department of Baltimore City (BPD). The […]
Friday, October 12, 2018 | news
Suggestions offered as Justice Department Plans to Oppose Reforms The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted comments today on the proposed agreement between the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois to reform the Chicago Police Department. LDF’s comments come as Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled his intention to try and undermine […]
