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30 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Urge Congress to Oppose Anti-DEIA Funding Cuts

This week, thirty civil and human rights organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to remove all provisions in the pending fiscal year 2024 budget legislation which would prohibit federal agencies from funding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs, programs pertaining to “critical race theory,” and the implementation of racial equity-focused executive […]

25 Years Later, McCleskey Decision Still Fosters Racism by Ignoring It

Few cases involving the intersection of race, criminal law, and procedure have had the reach and impact of McCleskey v. Kemp, a United States Supreme Court decision decided 25 years ago, on April 22, 1987. This decision set the stage for more than 20 years of dramatically increasing racial disparities within the criminal justice system. […]

25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of College Admissions Policies That Foster Diversity

Twenty-five Harvard student and alumni organizations, represented by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), filed an amicus brief today in a Massachusetts federal court condemning a divisive lawsuit that seeks to eliminate the consideration of race in admissions, thereby threatening diversity at the college. The brief, filed on behalf of 25 organizations representing diverse […]

25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of College Admissions Policies That Foster Diversity

Today, 25 Harvard student and alumni organizations, represented by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard asking the Court to uphold over 40 years of precedent holding that it is legally permissible to consider race as one […]

21 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations Reject Attempt to Censor Their Voices

Harvard student and alumni organizations, represented by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), are fighting back against an attempt to exclude their voices from being heard by the court considering a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate the consideration of race in Harvard’s admissions and threatens diversity at the college. LDF filed a response on […]

21 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations Reject Attempt to Censor Their Voices

Harvard student and alumni organizations, represented by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), are fighting back against an attempt to exclude their voices from being heard by the court considering a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate the consideration of race in Harvard’s admissions and threatens diversity at the college. LDF filed a response on […]

2021 Book Recommendations

Book Recommendations As the new year approaches, I hope you will find time to explore and celebrate America’s rich heritage of diversity and the literature that reflects it. As a friend of LDF, I am sharing with you some of my recent favorite reads, which I hope you will share with your family, friends, and […]

2019 National Equal Justice Award Honorees

H O N O R E E S Singer, Songwriter & Activist Harry Belafonte is a legendary singer, songwriter and activist. He was the first black performer to win an Emmy Award and the first recording artist to sell over a million copies of a single album with Calypso featuring his hit “Day-O.” One of the most successful […]

2018 Midterm Elections Special Bulletin

200+ Civil Rights Groups Urge Returning Senate to Prioritize Judicial Confirmations

WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Women’s Law Center, People For the American Way, Alliance for Justice, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and more than 200 organizations joined together last week to send a letter to the Senate Democratic Caucus emphasizing the urgent need to continue confirming experientially and demographically […]