Friday, November 7, 2014 | news
Op-ed co-authored by Ben Jealous and Ryan Haygood portend challenges to voting access in 2016…. For far too many Americans, voting became more difficult or, in some cases, impossible in 2014. In Texas, Imani Clark, a Black state college student and client of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the lawsuit that declared Texas’s strict voter ID law […]
Friday, June 2, 2017 | news
Since September 11, 2001, the unlawful profiling of airline passengers on the basis of race or religion has become disturbingly common. Passengers have been removed from flights for, among other reasons, speaking Arabic, completing a math equation, or “staring at” a flight attendant. In each case, police and airline officials eventually concluded that the individuals […]
Friday, July 30, 2021 | page
End Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity prevents law enforcement from being held personally accountable for violating people’s rights. It allows law enforcement to cross legal lines they know they should not, while dehumanizing members of our communities. Ending qualified immunity means that law enforcement officers who break the law can be held personally accountable, and victims […]
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | page
Home Ways to Give Employer Matching Gifts Employer Matching Gifts A Commitment to the Future of LDF Through Our Employer Match Program Donate Now Give Monthly Multiply your impact with employer matching gifts. Many companies match donations made by their employees, allowing you to double or even triple your support for the Legal Defense Fund […]
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 | page
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | page
Emancipation on the Ballot Why Slavery is Still Legal in America – And How Voters Can Take Action By Simeon Spencer Former Thurgood Marshall Institute Research and Operations Associate Last Juneteenth, members of Congress reintroduced a constitutional amendment to end slavery in the United States. You may be thinking, “Wait? Didn’t the Thirteenth Amendment already […]
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | staff
Emahunn Campbell is an Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF). He joins LDF from Relman Colfax PLLC, where he was the 2023-2025 Civil Rights Fellow, focusing on federal housing litigation and prisoners’ rights litigation. Prior to his time at Relman Colfax, he was the 2022-2023 Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellow […]
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | staff
Monday, January 30, 2017 | news
Hearing Underscores Betsy DeVos Unqualified to Lead Department of Education The confirmation hearing of Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos did little to assuage our concerns about her fitness to serve. In fact, her testimony raised new apprehensions. It seems clear from her responses to questions presented by senators, Ms. DeVos is unaware of her legal […]
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | news
Md. Must Do Better to Keep Troubled Kids In Class The Sun investigation “Girls receive stiffer punishment” (Dec. 18) details the inequitable treatment that African-American girls face at the hands of Maryland’s juvenile justice system. One of the best ways to serve this population is by keeping them out of the juvenile justice system in […]
