Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | news
Last night, the United States Senate unanimously passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, completing a more than 100-year-long, multi-generational campaign to enlist the significant powers of the federal government against a distinctly American form of violence and terror rooted in anti-Black racism. The bill has already been passed in the House of Representatives and now […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | news
This evening, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson issued the following statement concerning the national crisis of gun violence in the United States: “LDF mourns and grieves with the community of Uvalde, Texas, following the horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School yesterday by an 18-year-old male who was able to […]
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | news
Yesterday, despite the growing threats to constitutional democracy in the United States and the waning amount of time left for the Congress to address threats to voting rights through legislation, both chambers of the U.S. Congress began a planned week-long recess. In response, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, […]
Monday, July 6, 2020 | news
Today, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Sherrilyn Ifill released the following statement on the increase in vehicle-ramming attacks against protesters and the lack of federal action: “In the aftermath of yet another vehicle-ramming attack on peaceful protesters that resulted in the death of Summer Taylor, LDF renews […]
Thursday, November 17, 2022 | news
Today, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced that she will step down from House leadership when the 118th Congress begins its term in January 2023. Speaker Pelosi will continue to serve in the House as the elected representative for the 12th Congressional District of California. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai S. […]
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | news
In recent days, the water system in Jackson, Mississippi, has reached its breaking point. A system that has long been in a state of crisis – including an active boil water order for residents since mid-July – has now failed and left residents, businesses, and schools without the necessity of reliable running water. In response […]
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement regarding the myriad challenges experienced by voters across the United States on Election Day: “This evening, as attention understandably focuses on the eventual outcome of the election, we must recognize that this election reinforces a critical truth: […]
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | news
Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General of the United States. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding Judge Garland’s confirmation: “We congratulate Judge Garland on his confirmation as Attorney General of the United […]
Sunday, July 3, 2022 | news
Today, the Akron, Ohio, police department released body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was stopped by law enforcement for an alleged traffic matter earlier in the week. The video footage raises more questions than it answers about the conduct of the eight police officers who shot Mr. Walker approximately 60 times and have since been placed on administrative leave. In response to today’s video release, Legal […]
Friday, January 13, 2023 | news
On Wednesday, in Los Angeles, California, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released body camera footage of the fatal law enforcement tasering of Keenan Anderson, a 31-year-old Black educator and father. In response to the release of this footage, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Associate Director-Counsel Tona Boyd issued the following statement: “We extend our deepest […]
