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 […]
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 […]
