Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | news
Recently, President Trump illegally terminated two commissioners at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This decision undermines the independence and integrity of an agency meant to ensure fair treatment in the workplace. Trump also fired EEOC General Counsel Karla Gilbride, who was responsible for initiating and leading the agency’s employment discrimination litigation. Opening the […]
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today denounced President Trump’s unprecedented and dangerous speech at the Department of Justice on Friday. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement. “The Justice Department headquarters stands as a pillar of our democracy – a beacon of impartiality, where the law must be applied fairly and without […]
Monday, October 6, 2025 | news
This past weekend, President Trump authorized the deployment of National Guard to Chicago, following increased presence of, and enforcement activities by, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers since the past summer. The president made this decision after a convening of all U.S. military leadership in Quantico, Virginia last week, where he encouraged the use of […]
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Minnesota State Representative, and former Speaker of the Minnesota House, Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed this weekend in their homes by a gunman who presented himself as a law enforcement official. Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot in their […]
Saturday, November 22, 2014 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) condemns the tragic killing of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in the stairwell of his girlfriend’s public housing residence in Brooklyn last night. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton have publicly acknowledged that the shooting […]
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) condemns today’s announcement by the Trump Administration that it does not plan to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Bahamians in the wake of deadly Hurricane Dorian that has resulted in over 50 deaths, thousands missing, and the decimation of two islands. The number of dead and […]
Monday, June 23, 2025 | news
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bills 12 and 37 (SB 12 and SB 37), which are two bills that significantly risk censorship and restrictions of accurate and inclusive programs and curriculum in K-12 and higher education. SB 12 bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in K-12 schools, and SB37 […]
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | news
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.J. Res. 42, a resolution of disapproval aiming to strike down Washington D.C.’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (CPJRAA), a police accountability and transparency measure supported by the residents of the District and passed by the D.C. City Council. In response to […]
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 | news
On January 28, Prince George’s County Police Corporal Michael Owen Jr. was charged with second-degree murder less than 24 hours after shooting and killing William Howard Green, an unarmed Black man who was handcuffed and seated inside the officer’s patrol car. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) acknowledges Prince George’s County officials’ […]
Thursday, January 26, 2023 | news
Yesterday, Meta announced it would soon welcome Donald Trump back to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, ending a two-year “suspension” the former U.S. president received after spreading false conspiracy theories about the 2020 elections and encouraging the violent insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. In response to the decision to provide […]
