Monday, July 6, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee over concerns that the Business Relief Program, meant to distribute funds the state received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to small businesses facing financial hardship caused by the pandemic, will adversely impact […]
Monday, August 16, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Greater Tangipahoa Parish NAACP Branch in sending a letter to the Tangipahoa School District outlining concerns that the current district map used to elect members to the Tangipahoa Parish School Board may violate Section Two of the Voting Rights Act. In our letter, […]
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 | news
Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a follow-up letter to Louisiana’s St. Mary Parish School District (“the District”) over concerns regarding the recent racial harassment of Black students. The letter asks that the District take steps to support its Black students, including offering support services to affected students, disciplining the […]
Monday, August 2, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), the American Civil Liberties Union, South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, League of Women Voters of South Carolina, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, and South Carolina Progressive Network Education Fund sent a letter to remind the the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Redistricting Subcommittee of […]
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator Charles Schumer denouncing the use of a “consent package” to confirm a group of 19 judicial nominees with one vote. Consent packages fast-track judicial nominees and allow the Senate to bypass their due diligence. Nearly a dozen […]
Monday, March 6, 2017 | news
LDF sent a letter to Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer expressing our opposition to H.J. Res. 57/S.J. Res. 25 disapproving the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plans and accountability rule under the Congressional Review Act. The ESSA rule upholds the civil rights legacy of the law by including […]
Monday, June 22, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell expressing opposition to the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act, S. 3985. The JUSTICE Act fails to respond to decades-long demands for police accountability and reforms. Instead, it allows federal, state, […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | news
Ahead of tomorrow’s vote on her nomination, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senate leadership opposing the confirmation of Neomi Rao to a lifetime seat on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. In the letter, LDF highlights Rao’s long record of hostility to civil rights, including her collegiate […]
Tuesday, April 26, 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 Natasha Merle’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY). Ms. Merle currently serves as a Deputy Director of Litigation at LDF, where she has worked since 2016 and […]
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and Texas State Conference of the NAACP (“Texas NAACP”) sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos today expressing serious concern about reports of irregularities caused by Hart eSlate electronic voting machines in Texas. We urged Secretary Pablos to take immediate action to ensure […]
