Tuesday, August 31, 2010 | news
Today with the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, our nation lost an extraordinary champion of equal justice. His leadership on civil rights issues during nearly five decades of service in the United States Senate is unprecedented and incomparable. Beginning his Senate career at the dawn of the civil rights movement, he was at the […]
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 | news
After Tuesday’s election of Donald J. Trump as President-Elect, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. President and Director Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill issued this statement from Washington, D.C.: “We are all carrying the weight of the moment in which we find ourselves. Tuesday’s election has laid bare bitter truths about our country. Now we must come […]
Monday, June 24, 2013 | case-update
(Washington, D.C.) The Supreme Court today endorsed the benefits of student-body diversity in colleges and universities and allowed the continued use of race-conscious admissions policies. The Court upheld the equal protection framework as laid out in Grutter, and did not strike down affirmative action. And it recognized that a diverse campus brings important benefits, “including enhanced […]
Sunday, February 16, 2014 | news
The shooting of seventeen-year-old Jordan Davis marked yet another tragic and senseless death of an unarmed, innocent, African-American teenager. Rather than seeing Jordan or his friends for what they were — ordinary teenagers — Mr. Dunn saw a threat and recklessly acted with lethal force. We will never know exactly what Mr. Dunn was thinking when […]
Thursday, January 9, 2014 | news
Debo Adegbile is an excellent choice to be the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. He is eminently qualified. For years, Debo Adegbile has worked tirelessly to defend the American promise of equality for all of its citizens. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. issued this statement when his nomination was announced. […]
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | news
“NAACP Legal Defense Fund mourns for the thousands of people across the world whose lives have been tragically lost to the Ebola virus. We wholeheartedly support the brave and dedicated health care workers who are fighting to stop the spread of this deadly virus and to save the lives of the people who are currently infected. NAACP Legal Defense Fund is also carefully monitoring the treatment of those […]
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. Cell phone video emerged last week showing a white Fort Worth, Texas police officer violently arresting an unarmed African-American woman, Jacqueline Craig. In a cruel twist of irony, Ms. Craig initially placed a call to police for assistance after her young son was allegedly choked by a neighbor. Instead […]
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 | news
Click here to read the PDF version of our statement. “Today, President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. “There are seminal moments in our history that truly show just how vital the role of the courts is to our country. Courts can reject the promise of equality and sow […]
Thursday, May 19, 2016 | news
The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office of the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that it has accepted North Charleston city officials’ invitation to conduct an assessment of the city’s policing practices. Specifically, the COPS Office will help city leaders to manage critical incidents, enhance community policing strategies, and increase community engagement efforts. […]
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | news
Fisher v. University of Texas at Issue (Washington, D.C.) The University of Texas and the United States made a compelling case before the U.S. Supreme Court today that a diverse student body is indispensible to its mission to educate the future leaders of Texas and the nation. A diverse campus, where students are exposed to […]
