Board Member Since 1998, LDF has received significant funding from the According to LDF’s 2016 Form 990, the organization contracted the Podesta Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm started by Tony Podesta, a Clinton operative and brother of Sherrilyn Ifill became the president and director-counsel of the NAACP LDF in 2012.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) is the litigation and legal policy affiliate of the The NAACP LDF was founded as a part of the NAACP in 1940 by civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall, who would later serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Early in its history, the LDF advocated for the desegregation of public schools and the overturn of the 1896 The organization later played a role in advocating for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Since its initial court victories, the LDF has taken a further leftward bent towards what it deems “racial justice, equality and an inclusive society,” focusing its litigation on liberal economic policies and left-wing criminal justice reform.LDF has litigated other major Supreme Court cases such as After a publication from the left-of-center “news” organization Buzzfeed reported January 2019 on statements made by Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee for the D.C. Court of Appeals, the LDF made a statement against her confirmation. Former Managing Attorney Sherrilyn Ifill Joins Face the Nation to Discuss Addressing Police Reform through LegislationSherrilyn Ifill on 60 Minutes Examines How America Reached its Current Policing Crisis and What We Must Do NextLDF Releases Policing Reform Demands to Federal Elected Officials, Governors, Mayors, and Police ChiefsLDF Releases Demands to Governors, Mayors, and Police Chiefs for the Protection of ProtestersSherrilyn Ifill on the Legal Regime Needed to Achieve Police ReformClick Here for a List of Direct Links to Jail Support OrganizationsJanai Nelson Discusses the Third Degree Murder Charges Against Former Officer Chauvin on BBC AmericaLDF and Student Borrower Protection Center Send Letter to Financial Technology Firm over Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Fair Housing Act ViolationsLDF Files Complaint Against City of Louisville for Military-Style Response to Peaceful ProtestsLDF Responds to President Trump’s Suggestion to Delay the 2020 ElectionLDF Calls on Internet Service Providers to Make Online Learning Accessible for Students of Color Through the Duration of the COVID-19 PandemicThe NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.
In August, 2012 and again in November 2015 LDF filed friend-of-the-court briefs in the Supreme Court. Former Co-Director The NAACP LDF was founded as a part of the NAACP in 1940 by civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall, who would later serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Although LDF's primary purpose was to provide legal assistance to poor African Americans, its work over the years has brought greater justice to all Americans.