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, […]
Friday, March 29, 2024 | news
On Wednesday, New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers tased and fatally shot Win Rozario, who had called 911 seeking help and then reportedly brandished scissors at responding officers while in mental distress. In response to this incident, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Manager of the Justice in Public Safety Project Puneet Cheema issued the following […]
Friday, February 22, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a response in opposition to the City of Pleasant Grove’s motion to dismiss our lawsuit challenging the city’s at-large method of electing the city council, which has prevented a Black candidate from ever being elected to the City Council. LDF’s response asserts that there is […]
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | news
In a letter to New York officials, LDF comments on New York State’s Action Plan, which outlines the State’s plan to spend federal funds for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. In our letter, LDF expresses concerns that the State’s plan does not provide sufficient details for citizens to determine whether New York has met all the […]
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | news
This morning, hundreds of companies and business leaders signed onto a new statement opposing the spate of voter suppression bills in state legislatures around the country. Currently, over 360 restrictive bills have been introduced in 47 states. Five of these bills have already been signed into law – including Georgia’s S.B. 202 – and 29 […]
Thursday, March 24, 2011 | news
LDF Responds to New Census Data Which Reveals Changes in Nation’s Racial and Ethnic Diversity (New York, NY) –Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report revealing changes in the country’s racial and ethnic diversity. While the report reveals that non-Hispanic whites remain the country’s largest major race group, there have also been significant increases in […]
