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LDF Joins with Coalition Urging Accountability to End School Pushout
7/08/15LDF is the federal liaison for the Dignity in Schools Campaign, a coalition of 98 organizations from 25 states dedicated to ending school pushout due to overly punitive school discipline practices that push students out of school and undermine life outcomes (www.dignityinschools.org).
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LDF Applauds New Fair Housing Rule As Powerful Tool to Promote Opportunity
7/08/15
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LDF, Nearly 100 Advocacy Organizations Call for End of Harassment & Bullying of LGBTQ Students
7/08/15Senator Al Franken will be offering an amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act which will help protect students who are lesbian, gay and transgender (LGBT) from harassment and bullying. LDF has signed on to a letter with nearly 100 advocacy organizations in support of the amendment:
July 7, 2015
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Thurgood Marshall's Stirring Acceptance Speech After Receiving the Prestigious Liberty Award on July 4, 1992
7/02/15
Thurgood Marshall
Former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
July 4, 1992
Independence Hall
Philadelphia, PA***
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LDF Welcome New Lawyers to Our New York and Washington D.C. Offices
7/01/15
Caren Short, Liliana Zaragoza, Angel S. Harris, and Ajmel Quereshi. (Chris Kemmit not pictured)
LDF is pleased to welcome several new impressive hires to our team this summer. Caren Short, Ajmel Quereshi, Lily Zaragoza, Angel Harris, and Chris Kemmit bring a wide range of legal expertise critical to supporting LDF’ s work.