Friday, June 26, 2020 | news
Lisa Cylar Barrett, the Director of Policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding this week’s Senate judicial confirmation vote: “This week, the United States Senate confirmed the 200th Trump administration judicial nominee, filling all available circuit court level vacancies in the federal court system . This […]
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | news
The Senate voted today to confirm Andrew Oldham to a lifetime appointment on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In May, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee formally opposing Oldham’s nomination. Todd A. Cox, Policy Director at LDF, provided the following statement: “As so many turn their […]
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Selection of the Civilian Oversight Task Force in Baltimore Late yesterday, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh announced the appointment of nine residents to the Civilian Oversight Task Force, which will be responsible for reviewing and commenting on the city’s current system of civilian oversight of the police […]
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 | news
On Monday, April 5, 2014, the United States Supreme Court announced that the excessive force lawsuit filed by Washington Nationals baseball player, Robbie Tolan, was improperly dismissed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In reaching this conclusion, the Supreme Court agreed with arguments presented by the NAACP Legal Defense & […]
Friday, August 10, 2018 | news
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced today that the Committee will be holding a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh beginning on September 4. This announcement was made despite the fact that Judge Kavanaugh’s full record has not been released and without regard for the National Archives’ notice that it will need […]
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | news
Today, President Biden issued an Executive Order, revoking the Trump administration’s “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (“EO 13950”), issued in September 2020. The now-revoked order took aim at federal agencies, U.S. military institutions, grant recipients, and contractors – forbidding them from engaging in speech activities, including workplace trainings, that promote diversity, equity, […]
Thursday, March 19, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is saddened to learn of the resignation of Barbara Arnwine, who provided visionary leadership as the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for more than 26 years. As head of a sister civil rights organization, which also litigated and […]
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Reports Suggesting the Justice Department Will Not Charge Baltimore Police Officers Responsible for Killing Freddie Gray Today, news reports suggested that the Justice Department will not bring federal charges against the Baltimore police officers responsible for killing Freddie Gray. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP […]
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Reports Detailing Justice Department Efforts to Undermine Affirmative Action Today, news reports suggested that the Justice Department intends to challenge affirmative action at colleges and universities across the country. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the […]
Friday, January 19, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Replacement of Kevin Davis as Baltimore Police Commissioner This morning, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh replaced Commissioner Kevin Davis as head of the Baltimore Police Department. Deputy Commissioner Darryl DeSousa will take Davis’ place, effectively immediately. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn […]
