Thursday, August 31, 2017 | news
LDF Director of Policy Todd Cox issued the following statement in response to the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing scheduled for September 6, 2017. For this single hearing, Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has listed five nominees, including two circuit court nominees, two district court nominees, and the nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | news
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) honors the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Area who continue to work to reclaim and revitalize their communities, as well as those who have been permanently displaced and forced to rebuild their lives elsewhere. While Hurricane Katrina devastated communities […]
Friday, August 27, 2010 | news
(New York) – “Today, we honor the memory of those whose lives were lost during and after Hurricane Katrina, and stand steadfastly beside those who continue their struggle to reclaim and revitalize their communities. Though a half decade has passed, there is much more to do to support restoration and renewal in the Gulf, even […]
Monday, August 22, 2016 | news
LDF Submits Comments to CFPB on Critical Proposed RuleRegarding Forced Arbitration and Class Action Waivers LDF has a long history of using class-action litigation to fight racial discrimination in housing, employment, lending, and other areas of the economy. As more and more companies have required consumers and employees to agree to arbitration agreements and class action […]
Monday, March 11, 2013 | news
On March 8, LDF Special Counsel, Debo Adegbile, talked with The Cycle hosts on MSNBC about Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, the current challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. According to Mr. Adegbile, Section 5, the heart of the Voting Rights Act, helps ensure a more inclusive democracy. With Mr. Adegbile defending […]
Monday, March 4, 2013 | news
From Selma, Alabama, NAACP LDF Special Counsel Debo Adegbile appears on CNN to explain how the Voting Rights Act remains a necessary tool to remedy over a century of voting discrimination, and “captures what is best in America”—the ability of all to participate in the political process. The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering Shelby […]
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 | news
NAACP LDF Special Counsel Debo Adegbile and Assistant Counsel Dale Ho recently appeared on Up w/ Chris Hayes to discuss the current challenge to the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. With Mr. Adegbile defending the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act on behalf of six African-American voters, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Saturday, March 29, 2025 | news
On March 27, President Donald Trump released an executive order, misnamed “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which advances pseudo-scientific ideas on race, and attacks funding for programs and institutions that preserve and steward our country’s history. Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, issued the following statement in response to […]
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to Harvard University raising serious legal concerns about its newly-implemented alumni interview policy that requires alumni interviewers to erase all references to an applicant’s race, ethnicity, or national origin in their post-interview reports to the admissions office. Harvard’s censorship policy unlawfully disadvantages Black, Asian and Pacific […]
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | news
Dear Governor Abbott, We are civil rights organizations that work directly with voters across this state and advocate for a free and fair democracy in Texas. We write regarding the recent admission by the United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”) that it cannot guarantee delivery of voters’ mail-in ballots within the timeframe mandated under Texas […]
