Thursday, May 29, 2014 | news
Jim Crow-Era Voucher Tests “Have No Place in Modern Day Alabama” In clear violation of the Voting Rights Act, the State of Alabama has proposed a set of rules that will require an otherwise eligible voter who lacks the required photo identification to prove his or her identity by the “voucher” of a class of mostly […]
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | news
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global and national crisis that requires a unified and concerted response to protect the life, health, and safety of all Americans. Amidst this crisis, it is especially critical to remember that those who are the most vulnerable require particular attention and concern. Indeed, low-income members of American society, many […]
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | news
In a 2021 private conversation about the Los Angeles City Council redistricting process that was recently disclosed to the public by the Los Angeles Times, now-former Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez and fellow Council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon were recorded making unacceptable, vile, anti-Black racist remarks. Los Angles County Federation […]
Thursday, July 30, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the chief executives of 20 internet service providers requesting they take decisive action to support educational access for hundreds of thousands of disproportionately Black and Latinx children. These children were unable to fully participate in their school curriculum this past spring […]
Friday, October 3, 2025 | news
Last week, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to leaders at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) urging them to reverse course on a proposed policy that threatens to deny Black people access to safe, quality housing. This letter comes in response to the agency’s attempt to eliminate federal regulations requiring Fannie Mae […]
Monday, July 28, 2014 | news
On the opinion pages of The Hill, Leslie Proll , director of NAACP LDF’s Washington, D.C. office, calls on incoming House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to make passage of the Voting Rights Act Amendment of 2014 his first order of business. Noting that McCarthy co-chaired the 2012 Congressional pilgrimage to mark the 47th anniversary of Bloody […]
Thursday, March 15, 2018 | news
Following the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that allows armed staff in public schools. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Florida’s sheriffs, school boards, and superintendents urging them to implement the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act in […]
Friday, May 23, 2025 | news
On May 15, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the NAACP sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urging the agency to uphold its civil rights obligations during and after national disasters. The joint letter focused on the agency’s obligations to Black communities that have faced persistent racial discrimination in federal […]
Friday, March 13, 2020 | news
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, further affirming that the virus will likely have a devastating impact on an increasing number of people around the globe for the foreseeable future. While the spread of the virus itself is gravely concerning, the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and other discrimination […]
Monday, April 26, 2021 | news
This morning, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to suspend the distribution of federal funds to law enforcement agencies until the Department of Justice (DOJ) can confirm that the agencies receiving grants and funds from the DOJ are not in violation of the anti-discrimination provisions of Title […]
