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, […]
Monday, December 7, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) supports the Justice Department’s decision to open a civil rights ‘pattern or practice’ investigation of the Chicago Police Department to determine whether the department has engaged in unlawful policing practices. “The police-involved shooting death of 17-year old Laquan McDonald and the notorious Chicago police torture cases are […]
Thursday, August 30, 2018 | news
Today, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) – the federal agency responsible for enforcing civil rights – filed a statement of interest in a Massachusetts federal court supporting a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate the consideration of race in college admissions. The lawsuit was brought by Edward Blum, an activist against laws promoting racial equality. In the statement of […]
Monday, June 27, 2016 | news
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will train all its law enforcement agents and prosecutors to recognize and address implicit or unconscious bias as they carry out their duties in communities throughout the nation. “This news is certainly a step in the right direction and we look forward to learning more about […]
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 | news
Today, Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger announced that his office would not seek criminal charges against the police officers responsible for the August 1 shooting that killed Korryn Gaines and injured her young son, Kodi. In a letter to the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD), Shellenberger wrote that “based upon all of the circumstances, […]
Monday, May 1, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. Today the Supreme Court announced its decision in the case of Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami, ruling that Miami may sue major banks for racially discriminatory mortgage lending practices under the Federal Housing Act. The Court has ordered the lower court to determine whether there […]
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill issued the following statement regarding the death of Ken Thompson, District Attorney for Brooklyn: “We are saddened by the untimely death of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, who passed away just a week after announcing that he would take a leave of absence to focus on […]
