Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to the Gulfport City, Mississippi Council regarding redistricting plans and urging members to adopt Community Plan 7 or 8 presented by LDF. Gulfport’s demographics, voting patterns, the experiences of Black people in the area, and more demand that the Council adopt a redistricting plan that more fairly […]
Friday, March 25, 2022 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. submitted written testimony urging Connecticut legislators to support S.B. 471 An Act Concerning Elections and State Voting Rights. The bill, strongly modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, would implement critical measures to protect the right to vote in Connecticut. The protections outlined include strengthened […]
Saturday, May 25, 2024 | news
Today, LDF sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler urging the leaders to reintroduce the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act (JPA) in the 118th Congress and ensure the bill includes provisions that will fundamentally transform our public safety systems to […]
Thursday, October 20, 2022 | news
Today, LDF sent a letter urging Beaufort County, South Carolina officials additional early voting centers for the November 2022 election in Beaufort County, and to do so in locations that are more accessible for Black voters. South Carolina law authorizes counties, including Beaufort County, to designate up to seven early voting centers for an election. […]
Monday, September 30, 2024 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to the Atlanta City Council expressing support for Atlanta’s Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative (PAD), which provides critical services for Atlanta’s most vulnerable residents—important services that are in jeopardy unless funding is extended immediately. The letter conveys that it is no exaggeration to state that PAD’s services […]
Monday, October 31, 2022 | news
Today, LDF, ACLU of Alabama, Alabama Arise, Alabama Election Protection Network, Alabama Forward, Alabama Forward Action, and Lift Our Vote sent a letter urging Alabama Secretary of State John J. Merrill to address issues with county communication regarding polling place locations and to address polling place closures. The letter requests that the Secretary of State […]
Friday, August 5, 2022 | news
On August 5, 2022, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to Akron city officials including the mayor, president of the city council, and police chief urging city officials to listen to community leaders and implement solutions around police accountability. Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Akron officers on June 27, 2022. […]
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund, the Western York Branch, and the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP sent a letter to the York, South Carolina Municipal Clerk Amy Craig regarding district maps for the York City Council. The York City Council will hold a work session on January 17, 2023 to review new, draft […]
Thursday, March 11, 2021 | news
Today the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. sent a letter to Harris County, TX district judges calling for the court to hold emergency jail release hearings to release at least 4,000 individuals incarcerated in the Harris County Jail. Of the 8,923 people incarcerated in the Harris County Jail, 7,801 are being held pretrial […]
Thursday, March 31, 2022 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to serve as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The letter outlined Judge Jackson’s judicial record and qualifications. LDF conducted a meticulous review analyzing Judge Jackson’s judicial […]
