Monday, June 8, 2015 | news
Today’s indictment of former South Carolina police officer Michael T. Slager by a grand jury in the shooting death of Walter L. Scott brings the nation – which has seen a recent spike in police violence against unarmed African-American citizens – and the North Charleston community one step closer to justice. The NAACP Legal Defense […]
Friday, May 22, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) applauds the decision made by a Baltimore grand jury to indict the six police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Officers Caesar Goodson, William Porter, Garrett Miller, and Edward Nero, Sergeant Alicia White and Lieutenant Brian White will be arraigned on July […]
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund supports the decision of the Brooklyn grand jury to indict NYPD Officer Peter Liang for the crime of manslaughter in the killing of Akai Gurley in November of 2014. Mr. Gurley was, in the words of New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, a “total innocent,” who was […]
Thursday, May 23, 2019 | news
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicated that it will be rolling back protections for homeless transgender people by allowing shelters that receive federal funding to discriminate based on gender identity. The move comes just a day after HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee and said […]
Monday, April 4, 2016 | news
LDF applauds the guidance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, clarifying that the Fair Housing Act (FHA) applies to the use of criminal records by housing providers. HUD’s guidance explains that a provider who excludes persons from housing based on criminal history information may violate federal law, particularly if the housing provider’s policy […]
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | news
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, a bill that would prohibit racial discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF) endorsed the CROWN Act when it was first introduced in November 2019. […]
Monday, May 4, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is gratified by the decisions made and professionalism exhibited by the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s office in the case of the police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. The homicide ruling and charges brought against the 6 officers who arrested and transported Mr. Gray are just the first steps […]
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement about yesterday’s midterm elections: “Yesterday’s election showcased our democracy’s many strengths, and it revealed its persistent weaknesses. Across the nation, millions of Americans exercised their most fundamental right, a right that remains all too rare in […]
Friday, January 4, 2019 | news
Todd Cox, Director of Policy for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement in response to the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a comprehensive package of reform bills: “The first major bill of the 116th Congress is a critical set of reforms which would bring our antiquated election system […]
Monday, February 12, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Guilty Verdicts for Baltimore Detectives Marcus Taylor and Daniel Hersl Today, Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Detectives Marcus Taylor and Daniel Hersl were found guilty at trial of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, and other charges as part of a criminal conspiracy based out of the BPD’s Gun Trace […]
