LDF Releases Report on Grand Jury Proceedings Involving the Police Killing of Breonna Taylor, Calls for Special Prosecutor and New Grand Jury Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined calls for the appointment of a special prosecutor and new grand jury to examine the police killing of Breonna Taylor. Last month, […]
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LDF Statement on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Nomination to the United States Supreme Court
LDF Statement on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Nomination to the United States Supreme Court Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court: “President Trump’s decision to announce a […]
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LDF Issues Statement in Response to President Trump’s Executive Order
LDF Issues Statement in Response to President Trump’s Executive Order Today, President Trump issued an “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” that takes aim at federal agencies, grant programs, and contractors – forbidding them from engaging in programs and trainings that promote diversity and inclusion and conditioning federal funding on adherence to a […]
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Op-Ed: Foreclosures, Evictions and Utility Cutoffs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Janell Byrd Chichester Many people are struggling to pay their mortgage, rent, or utility bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While government relief options are being quickly adopted and revised, relief measures do not always offer the protections that many Americans assume they do. They often come with strings attached or work in unanticipated […]