Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | news
Katurah Topps, Policy Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding New York City Police Department (NYPD) funding in the city’s budget for the next fiscal year: “Along with over 170 organizations and countless New Yorkers, we called on New York City officials to commit to true […]
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joins the North Carolina Forward Together/Moral Mondays movement in calling for the repeal of North Carolina House Bill 2. We are not this. House Bill 2 removes existing protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people, blocks localities from enacting antidiscrimination protections or minority set-asides, cuts off avenues […]
Monday, February 25, 2019 | news
Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will vote on the nomination of Mark A. Calabria to lead the Fair Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Todd A. Cox, Policy Director at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement: “We have serious concerns about Mark Calabria’s nomination as […]
Thursday, November 15, 2018 | news
Todd A. Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement about the Senate’s decision to move forward with the nomination of Thomas Farr to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina: “Thomas Farr’s record of hostility to civil rights, sympathy for […]
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Nomination of Kenneth L. Marcus to Lead U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter formally opposing the nomination of Kenneth L. Marcus to lead the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil […]
Thursday, June 29, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Nomination of Eric Dreiband to Lead Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Today, the President nominated Eric Dreiband to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill issued the following statement in response: “The head of the Civil […]
Monday, August 21, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on New York Police Union’s ‘Blue Racism’ Video Late yesterday, the New York Sergeants Benevolent Association released a video suggesting that police officers are subject to ‘blue racism.’ Monique Dixon, Deputy Director of Policy and Senior Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational […]
Thursday, April 19, 2018 | news
On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order giving consideration for a conditional pardon to restore voting rights to individuals with felony convictions who are on parole. Leah Aden, Senior Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), provided the following statement: “Governor Cuomo’s executive order giving consideration for a conditional pardon to restore voting rights […]
Friday, June 5, 2020 | news
Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the imposition of an 8 p.m. curfew in New York City and related police enforcement conduct: “As the weekend approaches, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to impose an early evening curfew in New York City continues […]
Sunday, June 3, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: New York City Specialized High School Complaint New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today plans to enact new measures to diversify the City’s most elite public high schools, known as Specialized High Schools, beginning in 2019. In 2012, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), LatinoJustice PRLDEF and The […]
