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Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Alabama

Terrebonne Parish Branch NAACP, et al. v. Jindal, et al.

The Moment is Now: NAACP LDF 31st Annual National Equal Justice Awards

Policing Reform Campaign

Texas v. EEOC

Democracy Diminished: LDF Releases Report on State and Local Threats to Voting Rights Three Years After Landmark Shelby County Decision

LDF Offers Testimony Supporting Changes to Maryland’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights

3/13/18

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Policing Reform Campaign

Read a PDF of our statement here.

LDF Offers Testimony Supporting Changes to Maryland’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights

Letter offers support, along with amendments, for Maryland Senate Bill 1179
LDF Urges Trump Administration to Keep School Discipline Guidance and Disband Commission

3/13/18

Read a PDF of our statement here.

LDF Urges Trump Administration to Keep School Discipline Guidance and Disband Commission
African-American Civil Rights Leaders Strongly Urge Attorney General Sessions to Include Civil Rights in DOJ’s Priorities

3/12/18

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African-American Civil Rights Leaders Strongly Urge Attorney General Sessions to Include Civil Rights in DOJ’s Priorities
Civil Rights Organizations Urge HUD To Keep Anti-Discrimination Language In Mission Statement

3/09/18

Read a PDF of our statement here.

Civil Rights Organizations Urge HUD To Keep Anti-Discrimination Language In Mission Statement
LDF Statement on Passage of Florida Gun Law

3/09/18

Read a PDF of our statement here.

LDF Statement on Passage of Florida Gun Law