Friday, March 15, 2019 | news
A federal court yesterday denied a preliminary motion for judgment on the pleadings in a case on integrated education in Hartford, Connecticut. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) argued against the lawsuit and will continue the fight for education equity for all Hartford students. “This is only the first step in this […]
Monday, August 19, 2019 | news
Today, over five years after NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo killed Eric Garner with an illegal chokehold, Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced that Pantaleo has been fired from the Department. “For five years Eric Garner’s family has waited for some measure of accountability for his death. Today’s decision to dismiss Pantaleo is long overdue. Nevertheless, we […]
Monday, March 26, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: Landmark: Brown v. Board of Education Linda Brown, who was one of the young students at the heart of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, passed away today at age 75. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement: “Linda Brown is […]
Thursday, August 9, 2018 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), led by President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill, has consistently spoken out about the persistent problem of taxi drivers refusing service to New Yorkers based on their race. LDF has engaged in preliminary conversations with the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) about remedies, and has testified about the need to strengthen – not weaken […]
Friday, March 9, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Passage of Florida Gun Law Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law Senate Bill 7026, a new set of gun regulations that are intended to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Floridians. The new law imposes a three-day waiting period for most purchases of […]
Friday, August 10, 2018 | news
Last August, white supremacist violence erupted at the “Unite the Right Rally” in Charlottesville, Virginia, taking the life of counter-protester Heather Heyer and leaving many others wounded. One year later, white supremacists are again gathering, this time in Washington, D.C., for a “White Civil Rights Rally.” Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense […]
Friday, August 10, 2018 | news
Last August, white supremacist violence erupted at the “Unite the Right Rally” in Charlottesville, Virginia, taking the life of counter-protester Heather Heyer and leaving many others wounded. One year later, white supremacists are again gathering, this time in Washington, D.C., for a “White Civil Rights Rally.” Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense […]
Thursday, November 18, 2021 | news
Today, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency to Julius Jones, a Black man who was scheduled to be executed by the state this afternoon for a murder conviction that is riddled with doubt. While Gov. Stitt halted Mr. Jones’ execution, he did so by commuting Mr. Jones’s sentence to life without the possibility of parole. […]
Monday, January 15, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on NYPD’s Violent Response to Peaceful Immigration Protest Last Thursday, New York City police officers responded aggressively to an immigrant rights protest, violently arresting two council members and more than a dozen other demonstrators. Jin Hee Lee, Deputy Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and […]
Thursday, April 5, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign New York City police officers shot Saheed Vassell yesterday afternoon, firing 10 shots at the unarmed, bi-polar 34-year-old after officers claimed he had a gun. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, provided the following statement: “Almost two years after Mayor Bill […]
