Demetria McCain
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Director of Policy @ NAACP Legal Defense Fund
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LDF Firmly Denounces Confirmation of Craig Trainor for the HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) vigorously denounces the Senate’s confirmation of Craig Trainor to serve as the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing an...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Legacy Civil Rights Organizations Condemn House Resolution Glorifying Charlie Kirk’s Record and Call for Meaningful Action to Address Hate
Read a PDF of our statement here. A coalition of leading civil rights organizations issued the following statement in response to recent developments, including the passage of House Resolution 719. Wh...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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LDF Strongly Opposes Consideration of Sen. Brandon Creighton for Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) expressed its strong opposition to the impending appointment of Texas Senator Brandon Creighton to Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. Sen. Creighton’s ...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Oklahoma law banning critical race theory faces legal challenge
Two national groups have filed a brief challenging an Oklahoma law that restricts the teaching of critical race theory, arguing it violates the First Amendment.
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September 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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LDF Denounces Decision to Indefinitely Extend Enhanced Federal Law Enforcement Presence in Washington, D.C.
Yesterday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order that indefinitely extends cooperation between the District of Columbia and a number of federal law enforcement agencies to con...
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September 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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LDF Denounces Trump’s Attempt to Fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson issued the below statement in response to President Trump’s announcement last night that he was firing Federal Reserve Governor ...
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August 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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LDF Denounces Trump’s Attempt to Fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson issued the below statement in response to President Trump’s announcement last night that he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Coo...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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