Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Responds to Senate Resolution Repealing New CFPB Rule Today the Senate passed S.J. Res. 47, a resolution to repeal the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule banning the use of class action waivers in the fine print of ordinary consumer agreements, and empowering consumers to band […]
Friday, October 19, 2018 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to reports that the City of Baltimore has identified a finalist in its search for a new police commissioner: “We are disappointed that Mayor Pugh has not followed the lead of other cities in […]
Monday, October 22, 2018 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to The New York Times’ report that the Trump Administration is considering drastic efforts to undermine the legal status of transgender people: “Reports that this administration plans to issue a narrow definition of gender represents a deeply […]
Monday, October 22, 2018 | ldf-at-work
Friday, January 27, 2023 | news
Today, the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department (MPD) released body-worn camera footage of the events that led to the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after being brutally attacked by five former MPD officers. Each of the officers has been charged with one count of second-degree […]
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 | news
Earlier today, President Trump announced in a series of tweets that transgender individuals would no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. armed forces, a seeming reversal of a policy issued under the previous administration. That policy is currently under review by the Pentagon; it is unclear what effect the President’s statements will have […]
Thursday, July 30, 2020 | news
This morning, President Trump suggested in a tweet that the 2020 presidential election should be delayed and advanced his false narrative of fraudulent absentee voting. The tweet makes inaccurate claims that 1) absentee voting has been made universal, 2) voting by mail and absentee voting are different methods, and 3) voting by mail, also known […]
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | news
This morning, President Donald Trump issued a statement on Twitter suggesting that Republicans “must always hold” the Supreme Court. Samuel Spital, Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement: “President Trump’s early morning tweet suggesting that a single political party must ‘hold’ the U.S. Supreme Court undermines […]
Monday, October 22, 2018 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s statement about voting: “The President of the United States is using his extraordinary platform to stoke fear and intimidation, warning that every level of government is watching for voter fraud – an issue […]
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | news
Today, President Biden and Vice-President Harris delivered remarks in Atlanta, Georgia underscoring their support of federal voting rights legislation and articulating why the U.S. Senate needs to take the steps necessary to allow the legislation to pass with a simple majority. In response, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, […]
