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NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Founded in 1940, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is the nation’s first civil and human rights law organization and has been completely separate from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1957—although LDF was originally founded by the NAACP and shares its commitment to equal rights. LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute is a multi-disciplinary and collaborative hub within LDF that launches targeted campaigns and undertakes innovative research to shape the civil rights narrative. In media attributions, please refer to us as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund or LDF.

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NAACP Legal Defense Fund

LDF Issues Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Grant Cert in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC

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LDF Statement on the President’s Reported Plan to End Ban on Transfer of Military Equipment to Local Law Enforcement

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Court Decision in Louisiana Voting Rights Case Changes the Course of History for Black Voters for the Better

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