NAACP Back in Charity Drive

A federal judge today barred the government from ousting legal and political advocacy groups from the $120-million annual federal charity drive, saying the Reagan Administration may be illegally excluding the groups because of their liberal views.

The preliminary injunction by District Judge Joyce Hens Green allows the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund and several other organizations to be included in this year’s Combined Federal Campaign. About 4 million federal workers contribute an estimated $120 million to numerous charities each year through the campaign, which conservatives have attacked because of the inclusion of liberal groups.