Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) strongly condemns the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) targeting of and excessive use of force in Black and Brown communities in connection with the enforcement of social distancing rules, and demands accountability for this unlawful conduct. This weekend, the NYPD announced it would deploy 1,000 […]
Sunday, June 7, 2020 | news
Janai Nelson, the Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the death of Robert Forbes and the recent wave of violence against peaceful protesters around the country: “LDF vehemently condemns the increasing wave of violence by white supremacists and armed white mercenaries against activists and […]
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | news
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement in response to the fatal shooting of self-described right-wing activist and media personality Charlie Kirk: “Today’s fatal attack on Charlie Kirk is a horrific and appalling marker of escalating violence in the public sphere. In a healthy democracy, we must be able […]
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Earlier this week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its long-standing position that binding arbitration agreements conflict with civil rights laws – laws which the agency is required to enforce. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) strongly condemns this decision, as it […]
Thursday, July 8, 2021 | news
Today, the 87th Texas legislature started a special session called by Governor Greg Abbott for the explicit purpose of forcing through measures that target Black and Brown Texans. Among these harmful measures is H.B. 3, a version of the omnibus voter suppression bill that failed to pass during the recently-ended regular legislative session. The NAACP […]
Friday, September 12, 2025 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) unequivocally condemns the series of terroristic threats made against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this week. These threats prompted lockdowns, class cancellations, and widespread fear at institutions including Hampton University, Virginia State University, Alabama State University, Bethune-Cookman University, and others — and are part of a broader pattern of […]
Friday, April 7, 2023 | news
On Thursday, the Tennessee House voted on a resolution to expel three members of the House for their involvement in a demonstration for gun control policies, following the recent killings of three children and three adults in a mass shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennessee. Two of the members, Representatives Justin Pearson and Justin […]
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | news
Over the past weekend, Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate who has participated in campus protests and is a permanent resident of the United States, was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mr. Khalil is currently detained at Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, Louisiana. A federal judge has temporarily blocked […]
Friday, June 30, 2023 | news
Today, on the final day of Pride month, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, ruling that the Petitioner, the owner of a website design studio, has a First Amendment right to deny services for weddings involving same-sex couples despite the state of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination law. The ruling […]
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | news
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in United States v. Skrmetti, affirming a lower court’s decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning medically necessary gender-affirming health care for transgender youth. The court found that the law is not subject to heightened scrutiny under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. On Sept. 4, 2024, […]
