Tuesday, July 16, 2013 | news
Christina Swarns, Director of LDF’s Criminal Justice Practice and Interim Director of Litigation, writes in the New York Times about why the pursuit of justice requires a federal investigation into the killing of Trayvon Martin. Recounting the history of federal intervention in cases where “innocent African-Americans were hunted, shot and killed because of their race, Ms. Swarns argues […]
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | page
SCOTUS WATCH Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: Her Civil Rights Record LDF is committed both to ensuring that the federal judiciary reflects the diversity of this nation and to protecting the central role the courts play in the enforcement of civil rights laws and the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. The addition of a justice to […]
Monday, November 8, 2021 | page
Justice In Public Safety Project Community Organizing Litigation Policy Advocacy Research Strategic Communications Since 1940, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has worked to end racialized police violence and promote police accountability across the nation. LDF founder Thurgood Marshall represented one of the “Groveland Four,” who were four Black men falsely accused of raping a white […]
Friday, November 2, 2018 | news
Justice Equality Democracy The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) held its 32nd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner, Justice Equality Democracy, on Thursday, November 1st at The Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. In addition to paying tribute to the tremendous work LDF has done in the past year to defend civil […]
Monday, November 23, 2020 | page
Justice in Public Safety Project Justice Denied: An Overview of the Grand Jury Proceedings in the Breonna Taylor Case In March 2020, Louisville Metro Police Department (“LMPD”) officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black woman, daughter, and Emergency Room Technician, in her home while executing a search warrant. The deaths of Ms. Taylor […]
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | issue-report
Our review of the available materials has led us to conclude that the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office presented to this grand jury a biased view of the case that favored the law enforcement officers who killed Ms. Taylor, and departed from the manner in which other cases had been presented to this grand jury by […]
Thursday, August 16, 2012 | news
The picture of who will be the Louisiana Supreme Court’s next chief justice may be muddy, but one aspect is perfectly clear: When it comes to the public portion of the fight, Justice Bernette Johnson is winning. Although it’s strictly an administrative issue, Johnson’s quest to become the state’s first African-American chief jurist has taken on the air […]
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | nejad
Click here for a recap of NEJAD 2019. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) will hold its 33rd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner, Justice Above All, on Thursday, November 7th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. In addition to paying tribute to the tremendous work LDF has done in […]
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | page
From Emancipation to Empowerment Juneteenth’s Enduring Connection to Voting Rights By Lindsey Norward Senior Staff Writer Etched into history, Juneteenth traces its origins back to June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas when, a full two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army read […]
Monday, June 7, 2021 | page
Thank you for sharing your stories! We created a video tapestry that showcases the special ways we celebrate and remember Juneteenth. Check it out here. The historic Juneteenth holiday, a commemoration of the end of slavery, is a day when Black communities honor our past, present, and future. More than a century and a half […]
