Thursday, August 17, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Removal of Carl Paladino from Buffalo School Board Following sustained efforts by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) and Perkins Coie LLP, New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia today announced that Carl Paladino has been removed from the Board of […]
Thursday, July 2, 2020 | news
Monique L. Dixon, the Deputy Director of Policy and Director of State Advocacy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding this week’s police-involved shooting in Baltimore: “This police-involved shooting is another example of why we must reimagine public safety in America. It comes at a time when […]
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here Statement of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. on Recent Deportation Raids FOIA Request Filed Seeking Information on Training of ICE Officers Recent raids by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency raise grave civil and human rights concerns. In as many as ten states, federal […]
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign A judge in the Eastern District of New York yesterday ruled that New York City Police Department officers were not entitled to qualified immunity, instead finding that they must stand trial for alleged constitutional violations. In issuing his decision, Senior District Judge Jack B. Weinstein quoted a statement by the NAACP […]
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Proposed Independent Monitor Team for Baltimore Consent Decree Yesterday, the federal judge overseeing the policing reform agreement between the city of Baltimore, the Baltimore Police Department, and the U.S. Justice Department issued an order requesting a meeting with the proposed independent monitor team that will help […]
Monday, May 18, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) is encouraged by the initiatives announced today by President Obama to improve the deeply frayed relationship between police and communities of color. The announcement includes the Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group Report, the final report by the President’s Task Force on 21St Century Policing and accompanying […]
Saturday, November 7, 2020 | news
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, two lifelong public servants who now move on to the challenge […]
Friday, July 28, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on President Trump’s Remarks Encouraging Police Brutality In a speech to law enforcement today in Long Island, New York, President Trump suggested that officers should be less protective of arrestees in their custody, effectively encouraging police brutality. Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational […]
Thursday, May 28, 2020 | news
Lisa Cylar Barrett, Director of Policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s Executive Order targeting social media by limiting their protections from legal liability: “Today’s Executive Order is yet another abuse of power by President Trump. He does not have the authority to rewrite […]
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 | news
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Policing Reform. “This Executive Order is an attempt to quell important national momentum on comprehensive policing reform that seeks to reimagine what policing should be in our […]
