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Smith v. New York

Smith v. City of New York Protecting Protestors From Police Violence On June 1st, 2021, Andrew Smith – who is represented by LDF, Massena Law, P.C., The Vessup Law Firm, and the Initiative for a Just Society – sued the City of New York for race discrimination, police brutality, and violating his right to free […]

Smith v. City of Philadelphia

Smith v. City of Philadelphia Protecting Protestors From Police Violence On July 14 2020, LDF, the Abolitionist Law Center, and the law firm of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of residents in a predominantly Black neighborhood in West Philadelphia, challenging the Philadelphia Police Department’s (PPD) excessive and unwarranted […]

Slate.com: Can You Hear Them Now? The Supreme Court reads the fine print on your cell phone contract.

Every Supreme Court reporter waits—often in vain and for decades—for a case like AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion. It is a case at the white-hot epicenter of three almost completely inexplicable doctrines: federal preemption, federal arbitration policy, and class action. (I can hear the clamor now from all of you who want me to skip right […]

Sixty Civil Rights Organizations Call On U.S. Department of Education to Rescind “Dear Colleague” Letter, Cite Severe Inaccuracies and Threats to Equal Opportunity

On March 17, 2025, a group of more than sixty civil rights organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education calling on the federal agency to rescind its “Dear Colleague” letter issued on February 14, 2025, and the subsequent Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to preschool, K-12 schools, and higher education institutions. The organizations […]

Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, et al. v. Kemp, et al.

Six Ways Federal Voting Rights Legislation Can Protect Voters and American Democracy

Prepared to Vote 6 Ways Federal Voting Rights Legislation Can Protect Voters and American Democracy By Ella Wiley Senior Communications Associate Since the current session of Congress began in January 2021, the United States Senate has thus far failed to enact crucial federal voting rights protections. This inaction is wholly unacceptable and has steep costs […]

Six of the Women Behind Brown v. Board of Education

The Case that Changed America Six of the Women Behind Brown v. Board of Education Learn More About Brown v. Board Throughout LDF’s history, women have been the lifeblood animating our efforts to achieve racial justice. From our brilliant attorneys and intrepid organizers to our innovative policy experts and courageous clients, LDF’s work has always […]

Six Civil Rights Leaders Unite to Raise Concerns over Kavanaugh’s Nomination to Supreme Court

Today, leaders of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF); National Urban League; National Action Network; Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; NAACP; and National Coalition for Black Civic Participation joined in expressing collective concern regarding the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Kennedy’s retirement. […]

Six Civil Rights Leaders Unite to Raise Concerns over Kavanaugh’s Nomination to Supreme Court

Today, leaders of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF); National Urban League; National Action Network; Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; NAACP; and National Coalition for Black Civic Participation joined in expressing collective concern regarding the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Kennedy’s retirement. […]

Simeon Spencer

Simeon Spencer is a Research and Operations Associate for the Thurgood Marshall Institute at LDF. Prior to joining LDF, he served in a variety of roles focused on civil rights, political rights, public housing, and criminal justice reform. At the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights, he led programming on voter […]