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Tag: “policing”

Criminal Justice

April 19, 2017

LDF Statement on Second Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death

Criminal Justice
4/19/17 Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Freddie Gray, a young African-American man who suffered a tragic and ...

Criminal Justice

April 10, 2017

LDF Statement on Denial of Request to Intervene in DOJ Review of BPD

Criminal Justice
4/10/17 Today, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar denied the request of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) to intervene in the ...

Criminal Justice

April 7, 2017

LDF Statement on Court Approval of Consent Decree for Baltimore Police Department

Criminal Justice
4/07/17 Today, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar approved the consent decree between the U.S. Department of Justice and Baltimore City officials to ...

Criminal Justice

April 6, 2017

LDF Requests to Intervene in DOJ Review of Baltimore Police Department

Criminal Justice
4/06/17 Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a motion today in the United St ...

Criminal Justice

April 3, 2017

LDF Statement on DOJ Decision to Delay Baltimore Consent Decree Hearing

Criminal Justice
4/03/17 “This motion to continue the public hearing on the proposed Baltimore consent decree is nothing more than a blatant attempt by the Justi ...

Criminal Justice

March 29, 2017

LDF Statement on Resignation of NYPD Officer Involved in Killing of Ramarley Graham

Criminal Justice
3/29/17 Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is deeply disappointed with the New Y ...

Criminal Justice

March 15, 2017

OP-ED: “Blue Lives Matter” Bill is Harmful (Courier-Journal)

Criminal Justice
3/15/17 By: Sonia Gill Hernandez, Angel Harris Source: Courier-Journal Across the country, state legislatures have responded to a very real and ongoi ...

Criminal Justice

March 7, 2017

LDF Submits Comments on Proposed Baltimore Consent Decree

Criminal Justice
3/07/17 Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign Today, in response to the federal court’s order soliciting public comment, the NAACP Leg ...

Criminal Justice

February 9, 2017

President Trump’s Executive Orders on Crime Reduction Ignore Need for Policing Reforms

Criminal Justice
2/09/17 Today, President Trump signed three executive orders detailing ways in which the White House will address crime, including violence against po ...

Criminal Justice

February 3, 2017

ABA Building Public Trust Task Force Report Comes at Critical Time for Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice
2/03/17  Today, the American Bar Association approved the report of its Task Force on Building Public Trust in the American Justice System, which exa ...

Criminal Justice

January 13, 2017

DOJ Report Details Entrenched Racial Bias in Chicago Police Department

Criminal Justice
1/13/17 Today, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a stinging report describing a pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing i ...

Criminal Justice

January 12, 2017

STATEMENT: Baltimore Consent Decree Vital Step for Residents Waiting Decades for Reform

Criminal Justice
1/12/17 Today, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Baltimore City officials announced that they have entered into a court-enforceable ag ...