Friday, August 17, 2018 | news
(Washington, D.C.) | The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today offered comments on the draft consent decree between the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the City of Chicago requiring reform of the Chicago Police Department (CPD). In a letter addressed to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, LDF commended the draft’s […]
Friday, June 2, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Voter ID Bill in Texas This week, Texas’s Governor signed into law Senate Bill 5, a modified version of Senate Bill 14, the strictest voter ID law in the United States. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and its co-counsel have […]
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the U.S. Justice Department’s Decision Not to Charge Baton Rouge Police Officers for Shooting Death of Alton Sterling Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that federal charges will not be filed against Baton Rouge Police Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake […]
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Shooting of NYPD Officer Familia Last night, New York City Police Officer Miosotis Familia was shot and killed while sitting in a police vehicle at the end of her holiday weekend shift. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) extends […]
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Freddie Gray, a young African-American man who suffered a tragic and preventable death at the hands of police in Baltimore. “Today our thoughts are with the Gray family and all families […]
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Freddie Gray, a young African-American man who suffered a tragic and preventable death at the hands of police in Baltimore. “Today our thoughts are with the Gray family and all families […]
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | news
Read the PDF version of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Freddie Gray, a young African-American man who suffered a tragic and preventable death at the hands of police in Baltimore. “Today our thoughts […]
Monday, August 14, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the President’s Attack on Merck CEO for Principled Stance Earlier today, Merck CEO Kenneth C. Frazier resigned from the White House’s American Manufacturing Council due to objections with the way President Trump addressed the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. In response to Mr. […]
Friday, April 21, 2017 | news
Read the PDF version of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Florida State Legislature’s Resolution Exonerating the “Groveland Four” On Tuesday, April 18, the Florida State Legislature unanimously passed a resolution apologizing to the families of the “Groveland Four” and officially clearing their names posthumously. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund […]
Monday, April 10, 2017 | news
Read the PDF version of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Denial of the Request to Intervene in the Justice Department Review of the Baltimore Police Department Today, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar denied the request of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) to intervene in the U.S. […]
