Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn its decision in Apocada v. Oregon, a case that allowed states to have non-unanimous jury verdicts. Data from over 199 recent verdicts reveals the discriminatory effect of this provision; the influence of Black jurors (who are […]
Friday, May 3, 2019 | news
When President Trump declared a national emergency to secure funding for a wall along the southern border in February, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) committed to working with our partners in the civil rights community to combat his authoritarian decree. Late yesterday, LDF filed an amicus brief in Sierra Club v. […]
Friday, October 29, 2021 | news
This week, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Whole Women’s Health v. Austin Reeve Jackson, a case before the Supreme Court regarding Texas’s unconstitutional Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), which seeks to flout Supreme Court precedent and deny the right to abortion care to people in Texas. […]
Friday, October 29, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief in CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Doe, a case before the Supreme Court that will determine whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) prohibit disparate impact discrimination against people […]
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) submitted public comment strongly opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter explains that the Department does not have the legal authority to place new restrictions on PSLF, that the proposed changes unlawfully target non-profit organizations and local and […]
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | news
Today, Rep. Terri Sewell introduced the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) in the House (H.R. 4) and Senator Patrick Leahy introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Todd A. Cox, Policy Director at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement: “The Voting Rights Advancement Act is a voter protection bill that […]
Friday, September 5, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) expressed its strong opposition to the impending appointment of Texas Senator Brandon Creighton to Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. Sen. Creighton’s long record of harmful legislation is aimed at undermining higher education, including measures to restrict academic freedom, free expression, and equitable learning opportunities on Texas’ college […]
Thursday, January 29, 2026 | news
On Jan. 28, FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia, elections office. This raid follows years of President Trump attempting to manufacture evidence of election fraud related to the 2020 presidential election, and directing false claims of voter fraud against cities with large Black communities. When pressed on the warrant’s justification, […]
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | news
Lisa Cylar Barrett, Monique Dixon, Rashida Ogletree-George and Zahra Mion Take on New Roles The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is pleased to announce the following changes to our Policy Department. “At this critical moment in our country, I am excited that we are able to bring additional staff and resources to the work of […]
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | news
This morning, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statements from Janai Nelson, LDF’s Associate Director-Counsel, and Monique Dixon, the Director of LDF’s Policing Reform Campaign, on the police-involved killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests in Minneapolis. Dixon: “We are outraged by the callous killing of Mr. Floyd, […]
