NAACP Legal Defense Fund : Defend, Educate, Empower

Welcome to LDF!

President and Director-Counsel John Payton welcomes you to our new and improved website Read more from John Payton

A Guide to Redistricting

Learn about the impact of redistricting in your community Read more.

Case Spotlight

LDF successfully defends Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in the Supreme Court Learn more about the case

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November 4th is LDF's 24th Annual National Equal Justice Award Dinner Get event details

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News Updates

Recent News

September 1, 2010

The Seattle Times: Washington's discriminatory system should not deny convicted felons right to vote

August 27, 2010

LDF Statement Commemorating 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

August 25, 2010

New Orleanians Still Fighting to Get Back Home

Power In Numbers

3,261

Total number of people on death row in the U.S.A. known to LDF.
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Case & Policy Updates

Motion to Intervene Granted in Alabama Voting Rights Act Case

Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder

8/25/10

| Political Participation

Legal Defense Fund Wins Relief for Victims of Post- Katrina/Rita Housing Discrimination

Road Home

8/16/10

| Economic Justice

LDF Presents Oral Argument in Texas Access to Educational Opportunity Case

Fisher v. Texas

8/04/10

| Education

New York State Ends Prison-Based Gerrymandering

Prison-Based Gerrymandering

8/04/10

| Political Participation

District Court Grants LDF’s Motion to Intervene in Georgia Lawsuit Challenging Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

Georgia v. Holder

8/03/10

| Political Participation

Our Mission

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.

Through litigation, advocacy and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.

LDF also defends the gains and protections won over the past 70 years of civil rights struggle and works to improve the quality and diversity of judicial and executive appointments.

We Defend
We Educate
We Empower