Friday, August 16, 2013 | case-update
In this morning’s John Gambling radio show, Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized Davis v. City of New York, a putative class action lawsuit filed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and co-counsel the Legal Aid Society on behalf of plaintiffs challenging the NYPD’s policy and practice of unlawfully stopping and arresting public housing […]
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 | case-update
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) heads to federal court in Baltimore to seek a remedy for unlawful discrimination against African-American public housing residents by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Theodore M. Shaw, LDF’s Director-Counsel and President, said: “We intend to secure a remedy that will help African-American […]
Thursday, February 27, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund and Donati Law, PLLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of 5 individual Black voters and the Fayette-Somerville Branch of the NAACP challenging a racially discriminatory electoral map in Fayette County, Tennessee. The lawsuit asserts that the Fayette County Commission map created during the 2021 redistricting process is racially discriminatory in […]
Sunday, August 27, 2023 | news
On Saturday, a white supremacist shot and killed three Black people in a targeted attack at a store in Jacksonville, Florida, before killing himself. Law enforcement officials said the assailant “hated Black people” and used a Glock gun and AR-15 rifle, one of which was painted with a swastika. LDF President & Director-Counsel Janai S. […]
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has appointed Natalie Thigpen to serve as its Chief Communications and Marketing Officer (CCMO). Thigpen joins LDF from Summit Health and CityMD, where she was Senior Vice President for Culture, Engagement, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and previously served as Vice President of Marketing & Communication. Thigpen’s vision, strategic counsel, […]
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 | news
(New York) –The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) congratulates the New York State Senate for passing legislation to end prison-based gerrymandering in New York. Their courageous decision will bring New York’s redistricting process in line with basic principles of democracy, and will serve as a model for other states in the effort […]
Thursday, March 19, 2020 | page
New york city The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is turning 80 – That’s 80 years of speaking truth to power, fighting for our fundamental freedoms, and demanding justice for all. join us as we celebrate all we’ve accomplished together. honoree LDF is honored to present its inaugural Icon Award to Stevie Wonder, Grammy, Academy Award, Golden […]
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | page
2022 Year in Review Education Voting Rights Criminal Justice Bodily Autonomy Podcast Leadership A Year of Transformation As 2022 comes to a close and we march forward into 2023, we look back on the challenges and triumphs of the past 12 months. 2022 was a year of transformation for LDF as we welcomed a new […]
Monday, October 7, 2024 | news
Independent Monitor Report Shows Only 59% of Stops Were Accurately Reported in 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and the Legal Defense Fund today condemned the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for their failure to properly adhere to a Court Order requiring officers to complete a stop report form after every […]
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | news
The Road Home travails of Edward Randolph and Almarie Ford illustrate why government officials need to find additional ways to help homeowners wronged by the program. The two eastern New Orleans homeowners were among the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging discrimination in the Road Home’s formula that paid applicants based on a home’s pre-storm […]
