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LDF Requests Documents and Information on Immigrant Detention from Federal Agencies

In May, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security began prosecuting people crossing the border – even those seeking asylum from life-threatening circumstances at home, who have historically been admitted entry to the United States as their immigration status is considered – and separating children from their parents. This week, President Trump signed an executive order directing […]

LDF Requests Congressional Oversight on Changes to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a letter asking Congress to exercise the full extent of its oversight authority in the face of proposed actions by the Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that could result in over 1 million children no longer receiving free or reduced school […]

LDF Requests Additional Clarification from Baltimore County Police Department

On August 19, 2016, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) received a letter from the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD). In that letter, the BCoPD responded to the LDF’s August 15 correspondence requesting documents and information concerning the August 1 police-involved shooting of Korryn Gaines and her young son Kodi. On August […]

LDF Report in Opposition to the Nomination of Pam Bondi as Attorney General

LDF Report Highlights Impact of Felon Disfranchisement Laws

(New York, New York) – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) released Free the Vote: Unlocking Democracy in the Cells and on the Streets, a report detailing the impact felon disfranchisement laws have on communities of color nationwide. “Securing the right to vote for the disfranchised—persons who have lost their voting rights […]

LDF Repeats Calls for Stronger Ethical Standards for Supreme Court Justices

Today, in advance of a Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) hearing regarding ethical standards in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter requesting that Congress swiftly pass legislation creating a binding code of ethics for Supreme Court justices, including strong conflict-of-interest rules and screenings similar to those required of other federal […]

LDF Renews Call for Federal Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting of E.J. Bradford, Jr.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that his office determined a Hoover police officer did not violate any state laws in fatally shooting E.J. Bradford, Jr. on November 22, 2018. Attorney General Marshall went further, declaring that the officer “reasonably exercised his official powers” in killing Bradford. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, […]

LDF Remembers the Emanuel Nine One Year Later Amidst Orlando’s Tragic Aftermath

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) observes the one-year anniversary of the devastating massacre of nine African Americans at the Emanuel A.M.E Church in Charleston, South Carolina as a result of a hate crime. We will not forget the names of the nine men and women, and the church where they […]

LDF Remembers the Emanuel Nine One Year Later Amidst Orlando’s Tragic Aftermath

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) observes the one-year anniversary of the devastating massacre of nine African Americans at the Emanuel A.M.E Church in Charleston, South Carolina as a result of a hate crime. We will not forget the names of the nine men and women, and the church where they […]

LDF Remembers Terence Crutcher on the Third Anniversary of His Death

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Terence Crutcher, a beloved father, son, and brother who was tragically killed by Tulsa Police Department Officer Betty Shelby.  Today marks one of the many heartbreaking anniversaries of African-American deaths due to unnecessary police violence. Three years ago, today, on September 16, 2016, Terence Crutcher […]