Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Montgomery v. Louisiana, declaring that its previous decision in Miller v. Alabama–which banned mandatory sentences of life without parole for juvenile offenders–applies to those who were already serving life sentences without parole when Miller was announced. Previously, seven […]
Monday, January 25, 2016 | case-update
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds the United States Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the appeal of Shelby County, Alabama, which was seeking millions of dollars in attorneys’ fees for its litigation of Shelby County v. Holder, the 2013 case where the Supreme Court declared that Section 4 of the Voting Right […]
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | case-update
Today, the United States Supreme Court banned the imposition of mandatory life without parole sentences for children who were 17 or younger at the time of their crimes. In Miller v. Alabama, the Court declared that any life without parole sentence that is imposed on a child without consideration of unique personal characteristics such as age and […]
Monday, June 25, 2012 | news
(New York, NY) Today, the United States Supreme Court banned the imposition of mandatory life without parole sentences for children who were 17 or younger at the time of their crimes. In Miller v. Alabama, the Court declared that any life without parole sentence that is imposed on a child without consideration of unique personal […]
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | news
LDF Friend of the Court Brief Cited in Court’s Opinion (New York, NY) – Today, the United States Supreme Court declared that children convicted of non-homicide offenses cannot be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Court concluded that because adolescents are, by nature, less culpable than adults and because life […]
Monday, May 17, 2010 | case-update
LDF Friend of the Court Brief Cited in Court’s Opinion (New York, NY) – Today, the United States Supreme Court declared that children convicted of non-homicide offenses cannot be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Court concluded that because adolescents are, by nature, less culpable than adults and because life without […]
Friday, May 16, 2025 | news
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Barnes v. Felix, holding that courts must consider the totality of circumstances that led to a use of police force, rather than only the moment preceding the use of force. In May 2025, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the National Urban League, represented by […]
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today applauded yesterday’s historic, record-setting speech by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), in which he condemned the Trump Administration’s sweeping rollback of civil rights and urged action to defend democracy. LDF Director of Policy Demetria McCain issued the following statement: “Yesterday, Senator Cory Booker gave voice to what millions across […]
Monday, June 7, 2021 | news
Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recommended that President Joe Biden nominate voting rights attorneys Myrna Perez and Dale Ho to respectively serve on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and as a federal judge in the Southern District of New York. Currently, Perez is the director of voting rights and election programs at […]
Thursday, December 12, 2013 | news
The following is a statement from LDF’s President and Director-Counsel, Sherrilyn Ifill: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., is thrilled by today’s Senate’s vote to confirm Cornelia “Nina” Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Nina is a tremendously talented lawyer, who has dedicated her career to public service […]
