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 […]
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | news
Yesterday, President Trump directed the Secretary of War to request that the Governor of Tennessee deploy Tennessee’s National Guard troops to Memphis. The Memoranda also creates a federal taskforce to use aggressive and counterproductive strategies that have historically harmed Black and Brown communities to address a purported crime emergency, despite the Memphis Police Department’s recent […]
Friday, January 19, 2024 | news
Today, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the Int. 586, part of the How Many Stops Act (HMSA) that would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to more fully document its investigative encounters. The bill will be returned to the New York City Council, where it needs a two-thirds majority vote to override Mayor Adams’ […]
Friday, November 17, 2023 | news
Yesterday, Mayor Eric Adams proposed massive cuts to essential services as part of his FY 2024 budget modification proposal for New York City. According to this plan, all City agencies would face a five percent budget cut, including a $1 billion cut to the Department of Education over two years. New Yorkers would face enormous […]
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) strongly condemns the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) announcement that it has entered into six new interagency agreements (IAAs) to transfer significant departmental responsibilities to other federal agencies. This most recent action by the Trump Administration is an alarming escalation in its ongoing efforts to dismantle ED. Under these IAAs, […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today condemned the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement: “Beyond woefully lacking the qualifications to be the Director of the FBI, Kash Patel is an alarming choice to lead the nation’s […]
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | news
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has recommended that former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison serve just one day in prison after a federal jury convicted him of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights by shooting into her window several times during the execution of a “no-knock” warrant at her home. Ms. Taylor’s subsequent death, from […]
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Condemns Justice Department Retreat from LGBTQ Rights On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit arguing that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit discrimination against gay and bisexual employees. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and […]
