Saturday, November 8, 2014 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) applauds President Obama’s historic appointment of the first African American female Attorney General of the United States, Loretta Lynch. Ms. Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, would serve as the 83rd Attorney General, filling the post of the first African American Attorney General, Eric Holder. The […]
Thursday, February 11, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is thrilled by President Obama’s announcement today of the nomination of Judge Abdul K. Kallon to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. If confirmed, Judge Kallon would become the first African-American judge from Alabama on the Eleventh Circuit. Indeed, since 1891, only white […]
Friday, August 23, 2013 | news
The Passage of the Act Is Another Major Step Towards Ending Discriminatory Stop-And-Frisk Practices New York — Today, the City Council of New York overturned Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of the Community Safety Act. The Act includes two bills which establish more oversight over the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and reign in its unlawful practices. One bill […]
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 | news
Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released a fact sheet confirming that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training programs are in accordance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Title VI states that “no person … shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be […]
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) enthusiastically welcomes today’s announcement by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of the issuance of a final “affirmatively furthering fair housing” regulation. This new rule will provide communities with much needed assistance in identifying steps and taking action to promote racial integration and expand […]
Thursday, April 26, 2012 | news
(New York, NY) – The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) applauds the issuance of detailed guidelines by the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that makes it easier for those who have paid their debt to society to transition back into the workforce. The new guidelines instruct employers to consider only important and […]
Monday, May 12, 2025 | news
Today, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Voting Rights Act (COVRA), protecting Coloradans from discrimination at the ballot box and safeguarding their freedom to vote. The COVRA will, among other things, enshrine powerful new state-level protections to combat voter suppression and vote dilution, expand language access by requiring multilingual ballots, and establish […]
Thursday, January 9, 2025 | news
Media Contact: Troi Barnes, media@naacpldf.org The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today applauded the Mayor and City Council of Minneapolis for entering into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to reform the Minneapolis Police Department’s pattern or practice of systemic abuses. The agreement, known as a consent decree, was adopted by the city council […]
Friday, May 17, 2024 | news
Yesterday, Governor Wes Moore of Maryland signed HB732/SB894 into law, which is the second to last step to give the Baltimore City Council legislative authority over the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD). For 160 years, the BPD was under state control. The bill signing caps the state’s legislative session, which ushered in the passage of […]
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | news
(New York) — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds the California State Legislature for passing legislation to end prison-based gerrymandering in California, and Assembly Member Mike Davis, who sponsored the bill. This new legislation will help bring California’s redistricting process in line with basic principles of democracy, and will serve as […]
