Thursday, August 6, 2015 | case-update
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal challenge under the Act against SB 14, Texas’s discriminatory photo ID law in Veasey v. Texas. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (“LDF”), which represents plaintiff-interveners in the case, applauds the Fifth Circuit’s decision to uphold […]
Thursday, December 14, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on FCC Vote to Dismantle Net Neutrality Rules The Federal Communications Commission voted today, to dismantle Net neutrality rules. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill released the following statement: “I am incredibly disappointed that the FCC has chosen to reverse […]
Saturday, October 7, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on FBI’s Offensive “Black Identity Extremist” Report Yesterday, media reported on a baseless and offensive new FBI report on a supposed “Black Identity Extremist” threat rooted in peaceful protest against police brutality. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued […]
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | news
Today, Facebook settled several lawsuits with civil rights organizations and labor groups – including the ACLU and National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) – that alleged Facebook allowed discriminatory practices in housing, employment, and credit advertising. As part of the settlements, Facebook agreed to implement sweeping changes to its ad platforms to ensure users can no […]
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | news
Yesterday, Facebook banned white nationalism and white separatism from its platform, putting each ideology on par with white supremacy, which was already prohibited. In addition to barring content that praises, supports, or represents white nationalism and white separatism, Facebook will also direct users who attempt to post such content to Life After Hate, a non-profit […]
Friday, October 16, 2020 | news
In response to the completion of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court nomination hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill issued the following statement: “Judge Barrett’s troubling Judiciary Committee testimony underscores and deepens the urgency of the concerns highlighted in our report opposing […]
Monday, February 12, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Elimination of DOJ’s Community Relations Service in Trump Administration’s Proposed Budget Today, President Trump released a proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which included defunding the U.S. Justice Department’s Community Relations Service. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Policy Director Todd A. Cox […]
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to the dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by President Trump: “Although we openly opposed Jeff Sessions’ appointment as attorney general and have repeatedly criticized his failure […]
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement: “Today at his confirmation hearing to serve as Deputy Attorney General, Jeffrey Rosen refused to say that Brown v. Board of Education was correctly decided. This is an unprecedented and completely disqualifying action for anyone seeking to […]
Friday, May 8, 2015 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) commends the Department of Justice (DOJ) for launching a federal investigation of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to determine whether BPD has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of violations of the Constitution and federal civil rights laws. The decision comes after Baltimore’s young people, clergy, elected officials, […]
