Founded in 1940 by Thurgood Marshall, the Legal Defense Fund is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.

The Legal Defense Fund is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. LDF works to protect civil rights through advocacy, litigation, research and community organizing.

Contact the Legal Defense Fund offices in New York, Atlanta, and Washington D.C.

As the legal arm of the civil rights movement, LDF has a tradition of expert legal advocacy in the Supreme Court and other courts across the nation. LDF’s victories established the foundations for the civil rights that all Americans enjoy today.

From new assaults on voting rights to a renewed push to undermine equal access to quality education, to discrimination in the criminal legal system, and police discrimination that threatens public safety, we face significant challenges in every area of our work.

We're counting on your help to advance LDF's efforts to protect voting rights, reform our criminal justice system, achieve education equity, and ensure economic justice for all. Donate to LDF today, and put yourself on the front lines of the fight for racial justice!

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Contact LDF for legal assistance here.

We want you to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund with confidence. As a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, we are proud of the way we manage our resources.

Since 1940, supporters like you have helped the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) work to create structural changes, expand democracy, and eliminate disparities. But today, we are witnessing unprecedented threats to our hard-won gains. That means our transformative mission is as important as ever.