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Through op-eds, statements, blog posts, videos, infographics, and more, TMI staff explain the importance of the fight for civil rights in the 21st century.

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Criminal Justice

December 7, 2017

LDF Statement on Sentencing of Former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager

Criminal Justice
12/07/17 Today, former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating the civil rights of Walter Sco ...

Criminal Justice

October 26, 2017

LDF & North Charleston Partners Letter to City Leadership

Criminal Justice
10/26/17 The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Charleston Area Justice Ministry, the ACLU of South Carolina, the Community R ...

Criminal Justice

July 13, 2017

LDF Finds Disturbing Racial Disparities in North Charleston PD’s Complaint Process

Criminal Justice
7/13/17 The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today issued the findings of a comprehensive review of citizen complaint reports rele ...

Criminal Justice

December 5, 2016

Statement of Civil Rights and Clergy Leaders on Mistrial of Fmr. Officer Michael Slager

Criminal Justice
12/05/16 Today, Judge Clifton Newman declared a mistrial in the murder case of former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager who fatally shot ...

Criminal Justice

February 4, 2016

LDF Calls on DOJ to Launch Civil Rights Investigations of Two Police Departments

Criminal Justice
2/04/16 The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released a letter today asking U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and the U.S. Depar ...