Thursday, June 23, 2022 | news
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen that a New York gun control law requiring a person to show “proper cause,” or a special need for self-protection, to carry a concealed firearm outside their home violates the Second Amendment. This decision limits the ability of […]
Friday, November 20, 2015 | news
Almost one year after video footage captured two Cleveland police officers shooting and killing Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy, Cleveland prosecutors only recently convened a grand jury to determine whether the officers should be charged. Tamir was killed within a matter of two seconds while playing with a toy pellet gun on a playground […]
Thursday, July 19, 2018 | news
The Senate Majority Leader today moved to withdraw Ryan Bounds’ nomination for a lifetime appointment on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Had he been confirmed, Bounds would have become the first circuit court nominee in American history to be seated despite the objections of both of his home-state senators. Todd A. Cox, Policy Director at […]
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | news
Ahead of Attorney General nominee William Barr’s confirmation hearings this week, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released an overview of Mr. Barr’s record on civil rights throughout his career, including his time in the DOJ during the George H.W. Bush Administration. Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF’s President and Director-Counsel issued the following statement: […]
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement regarding the widespread voting delays and irregularities during today’s Georgia primary election. “Today’s primary election in Georgia was a disturbing demonstration of what happens when state officials fail to carry out their responsibilities to ensure free […]
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | news
This week, the Senate is poised to confirm Jeffrey Rosen to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the United States and Wendy Vitter to a lifetime appointment on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has repeatedly urged Senators to oppose both nominations […]
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 | news
The Senate is poised to confirm Daniel Collins to a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit later today. Lisa Cylar Barrett, Policy Director at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), released the following statement: “Mere days after the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision […]
Monday, June 1, 2015 | news
Today the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the right of job seekers to be free of discrimination in hiring. Declaring that “[a]n employer may not make an applicant’s religious practice, confirmed or otherwise, a factor in [an] employment decision,” the Supreme Court rejected apparel chain Abercrombie & Fitch’s claim that it had the right to […]
Thursday, July 13, 2017 | news
LDF Statement on U.S. Transportation Department’s Decision to Close Red Line Inquiry Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation served notice in a letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation that it has closed the complaint without finding. In December of 2015, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF); the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement […]
Friday, June 26, 2015 | news
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Constitution’s promise of equal protection requires states to recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry. In Obergefell v. Hodges, Justice Kennedy announced that “the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of the person, and under the Due Process and Equal Protection […]
