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NAACP, LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for New, Fairer Electoral Map in Fayette County, TN
Today, after succeeding in convincing county lawmakers to pass a new map that provides fair representation to Black voters, NAACP and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) declared victory and voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit challenging the illegal and unconstitutional 2021 map of the Fayette County, Tennessee Board of County Commissioners. LDF represented NAACP Fayette-Somerville Branch, Christine Woods, Thomas Gilmore, Velisa Fitzpatrick, Willie Luellen, and Marandy Wilkerson in the now-dismissed case.
NAACP on Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill: We Will Remember This Betrayal at the Ballot Box
Coalition moves for injunction stopping Trump administration’s actions to dismantle the Department of Education
NAACP Deeply Disappointed by the Senate’s Failure to Put the American People First
Today, the NAACP expressed deep disappointment in the U.S. Senate for
passing the deceptively titled "One Big Beautiful Bill"—legislation that attacks working families, seniors, and vulnerable communities that rely on the government to meet their most basic
needs.
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NAACP Statement on Trump v. CASA
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court once again failed to uphold its most basic responsibility: protecting vulnerable communities and individuals from unconstitutional and arbitrary government abuse.
NAACP Calls Out Trump’s Distraction Tactics
In response to the Trump administration's recent escalation of military conflict with Iran, mass raids and arrests of immigrants, and the roll-out of an exorbitant military parade—all while attempting to push through a deeply harmful domestic policy bill—NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson issued the following statement:
NAACP Denounces Supreme Court Decision to Deny Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
NAACP denounces the 6-3 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Skrmetti, which upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. This decision comes during a time when there has been an increase in violence and legislative action against the transgender and non-binary community.
Elon Musk’s xAI threatened with lawsuit over air pollution from Memphis data center, filed on behalf of NAACP
On Tuesday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the NAACP, sent a letter to xAI signaling their intent to sue over the company's continued use of unpermitted gas turbines at its data center in South Memphis.