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LDF Responds to the Administration’s Expanded Muslim Ban Announcement

Today, the Trump administration announced that it is expanding its current Muslim travel ban, adding several more predominantly Muslim countries to the list of those whose citizens will face extensive restrictions on their ability to immigrate to the United States. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) strongly condemns this discriminatory act, which […]

LDF Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in Maine Education Funding Case

Today, the United States Supreme Court released its opinion in Carson v. Makin, a high-profile case with potential implications for the separation of Church and State and the right to an equal education. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court held that a Maine law banning recipients of tuition assistance from using the state-provided support to […]

LDF Responds to Supreme Court Decision to Halt Census Count

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration’s request to immediately stop the 2020 Census count, suspending a lower court’s order that the administration keep the response period open through the end of October. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released the following statement in […]

LDF Responds to Senator Patrick Leahy’s Retirement Announcement

Today, Senator Patrick Leahy announced that he will not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate in the 2022 election. Senator Leahy, who at the time of his election in 1974 was the youngest senator ever elected from his home state, has served the people of Vermont since 1975. In response, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel […]

LDF Responds to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Comments on Voting

Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s comments that making voting “a little more difficult” for “liberal” students is “a great idea”:  “Calling voter suppression ‘a great idea’ is repugnant to our laws and ideals. Within the […]

LDF Responds to Senate Resolution Repealing New CFPB Rule

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 […]

LDF Responds to Reports of Finalist in Search for New Baltimore Police Commissioner

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 […]

LDF Responds to Report of Trump Administration Considering Drastic Efforts to Undermine Legal Status of Transgender People

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 […]

LDF Responds to Report of Efforts to Undermine Legal Status of Transgender People

LDF Responds to Release of Video Footage in the Killing of Tyre Nichols

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 […]