Thursday, February 25, 2016 | news
The Fight for Economic Justice: Griggs v. Duke Power Co. and the Cancellation of Baltimore’s Red Line In this final installment of our “Throwback Thursday” (#tbt) “Civil Rights, Equality, and Justice: Then & Now” series for Black History Month 2016, we address economic justice. First, we look back at LDF’s litigation of Griggs v. Duke Power (1971), one of […]
Thursday, May 21, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined fourteen other civil rights, consumer protection, and industry leaders in issuing a statement condemning the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s newly announced changes to rules that enforce the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The changes weaken the OCC’s commitment to the CRA, which was enacted […]
Friday, September 7, 2012 | news
Activists cry foul as Republican-led legislatures plan showdown with US government over key provision of Voting Rights Act A rash of legal challenges to a core piece of US civil rights legislation is threatening the foundations of nearly half a century of laws to combat racial discrimination. Republican-led state legislatures from Florida and Texas to […]
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 | page
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Monday, February 22, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined 58 organizations in urging the United States Senate to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General of the United States. The letter sent to the Senate highlights the dire need for a course correction at the Justice Department and the need for an Attorney General […]
Friday, March 9, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Civil Rights Organizations Urge HUD To Keep Anti-Discrimination Language In Mission Statement The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is among 573 civil rights organizations and advocates alarmed over reports this week announcing that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intends to remove references […]
Monday, March 16, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Leadership Conference, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in writing a letter to Congress, United States governors, and state election officials to adopt key policies to ensure both the public’s safety and the orderly conduct of the […]
Thursday, May 25, 2023 | news
PRESS CONTACTS Ella Wiley (Legal Defense Fund) ewiley@naacpldf.org Niambé Tomlinson (National Urban League) NTomlinson@nul.org Paige Censale (Haitian Bridge Alliance) info@haitianbridge.org Anna Núñez (Southern Poverty Law Center) anna.nunez@splcenter.org Today, as first reported by The Hill, a coalition of prominent civil rights organizations sent a letter to the Administration calling on President Biden to take all actions […]
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 | case-update
(New Orleans, LA) – Today, African-American homeowners and two civil rights organizations announced a settlement in a post-Hurricane Katrina housing discrimination lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the State of Louisiana regarding the “Road Home” program. The suit alleged that the formula used to allocate grants to homeowners […]
Friday, September 9, 2022 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund and a coalition of civil rights and fair housing organizations sent a letter to the White House, Congress, and HUD calling for comprehensive appraisal reform to ensure fair valuation of homes. The recommendations will address the systemic failures of the nation’s property valuation system, which continue to stifle wealth creation […]
