Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and over 80 other civil rights organizations in a letter to congressional leadership urging them to provide a low-income broadband benefit as part of the forthcoming Phase 4 COVID-19 Package. Affordable broadband is critical to: Provide […]
Friday, April 30, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined a coalition of civil rights organizations in sending a letter urging Judge E. Leo Milonas, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Senator Brad Hoylman to take swift action to fill the three vacancies on the New York Court of Appeals, the highest […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | news
Voting is the cornerstone of democracy in this country. It is through casting a ballot that Americans determine our future, protect our rights, seek equal treatment in economic and social life – and hold our leaders accountable to their constituents. We stand firm in our demand that every vote is counted, including absentee and mail-in […]
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), NAACP, National Urban League, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, and the National Action Network (NAN) today released the following joint statement in response to the recent killing of Ahmaud Arbery: The video we have all seen does […]
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 230 national organizations, and the 122 undersigned organizations in sending a letter to urge senators to support the cloture vote and open debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, […]
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | news
A coalition of civil rights organizations sent a letter calling for state and federal government agencies to end the use of ID.me and other facial verification tools. Facial recognition technology has been found to have racial bias and disproportionately impact people of color and other marginalized communities. The use of facial recognition technology also has […]
Thursday, May 13, 2021 | news
Washington, DC — Today, civil rights groups Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice-AAJC), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and LatinoJustice PRLDEF, together with law firm Arnold & Porter, filed a motion to submit an amicus brief in support of equitable access to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology […]
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined a coalition of civil rights organizations to send a letter urging President Biden to immediately reinstate the federal moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and commute the sentences of all individuals on federal death row. The letter comes after the Trump administration’s reckless […]
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | news
Dear Member of Congress: The death of Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights giant, has had a profound impact on people around the world. Public officials both national and international have offered moving words of praise and admiration in honor of the remarkable life and legacy of Mr. Lewis. There is no greater way to […]
Sunday, November 1, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Common Cause Florida, and 12 other partner organizations sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee urging her to “immediately restore the voter information lookup tool on your website so that voters can use your website to find their polling place location and […]
