Thursday, January 11, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Court’s Dismissal of Alabama Voter ID Lawsuit Today, U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler issued a ruling dismissing the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) lawsuit in Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Alabama, a challenge to Alabama’s photo ID law. LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 | news
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the bathroom ban implemented by Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board discriminated against a transgender student and is unconstitutional. The case centered around a school board policy that barred Gavin Grimm, a transgender teenage student, from using the restroom that matched his gender identity. […]
Friday, August 21, 2020 | news
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the motion for a preliminary injunction filed by police, firefighters, and corrections unions to prevent disclosure of unsubstantiated and non-final claims of misconduct filed against New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers. Jin Hee Lee, Senior Deputy Director of Litigation for the […]
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | news
Today, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled against the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 census, rejecting the administration’s transparent attempts to deceptively frame the question as a defense of voting rights. Leah Aden, LDF’s Deputy Director of Litigation, issued the following […]
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on Court Approval of Independent Monitor Team for Baltimore Consent Decree This morning, the federal judge overseeing the policing reform agreement between the city of Baltimore, the Baltimore Police Department, and the U.S. Justice Department approved the proposed independent monitor team tasked with ensuring […]
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | news
Yesterday, New York City Specialized High Schools offered admission to nearly 4,800 students. Despite making up nearly 70 percent of the New York City public school system, Black and Latinx students comprised just over 10 percent of those admitted to the elite schools. The magnitude of the racial disparities is on display at Stuyvesant High […]
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | news
Despite widespread opposition from civil rights advocates, the Senate voted today to confirm William P. Barr as the next Attorney General of the United States. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), released the following statement: “In confirming William Barr to serve as Attorney General of the […]
Thursday, June 7, 2018 | news
Today the Senate confirmed Kenneth L. Marcus to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. In January the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter formally opposing the nomination of Mr. Marcus, noting that during his nomination hearings he expressed a lack of commitment to enforcing federal […]
Monday, October 26, 2020 | news
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court: “Today’s vote confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime appointment to the United States Supreme Court completes a process that […]
Thursday, August 9, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign Recently, an off-duty Cincinnati police officer, Kevin Brown, used a taser on an 11-year-old girl for allegedly shoplifting snacks. At the time, Brown was working as a security guard for the Spring Grove Village Kroger, and after the tasing the young girl was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical […]
