Friday, September 6, 2013 | news
An editorial written by The New York Times this morning issues a blistering attack against the City’s practice of stop-and-arrests in public housing facilities. Recently, the Court granted class-certification in a lawsuit that LDF and co-counsel Legal Aid Society have brought on behalf of our clients who are stopped and arrested in their own homes. […]
Thursday, March 14, 2013 | news
A recent editorial spotlights how being too poor to hire a lawyer in a criminal felony case should not be a barrier to counsel; one must be provided freely by the jurisdiction as the Supreme Court ruled 50 years ago in Gideon v. Wainwright. However, jurisdistions have found ways to shirk this responsibility to the detriment of […]
Friday, April 19, 2013 | news
The Editorial board of the New York Times today highlighted the unintended consequences of placing police officers in the nation’s schools, and warned school districts that are considering adding police on school campuses to think twice before doing so. The editorial mentions a federal civil rights complaint filed by LDF and the National Center for […]
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | case-update
he Editorial board of the New York Times today highlighted the unintended consequences of placing police officers in the nation’s schools, and warned school districts that are considering adding police on school campuses to think twice before doing so. The editorial mentions a federal civil rights complaint filed by LDF and the National Center for Youth Law on behalf […]
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | news
A State Bucks the Trend on Voting Rights Until 2013, it was much easier to block discriminatory voting laws. Under the Voting Rights Act, all or parts of 16 states, most in the South, with a history of passing such laws were required to get permission from the Justice Department before making any voting changes. […]
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 | news
Pointing to a recent decision by U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, the New York Times published an editorial today calling for the City of New York to “ensure that police policies adhere to Fourth Amendment guarantees of freedom from unreasonable search and seizure” in public housing and not “belittle” the claims of LDF’s […]
Thursday, August 5, 2010 | news
Earlier this summer, Miller-McCune highlighted a report from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on the controversial practice of “prison-based gerrymandering.” The census accounting trick — by which prisoners are tallied in the districts where they are incarcerated, not where they permanently reside — dilutes the voting power of minority communities. “In New York, 66 percent […]
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 | case-update
LDF congratulates the New York State Senate for passing legislation to end prison-based gerrymandering in New York. LDF is committed to the full and equal participation of all persons in our democracy, and applauds the passage of this landmark legislation in New York, which follows a similar bill enacted in Maryland earlier this year.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 | news
Media contacts: Chris Ford: media@naacpldf.org Ben Schaefer: media@nyclu.org Monica Garcia: press@standupamerica.com Civil Rights Organizations Urge Assembly to Act, Finalize Best-in-Nation Voting Rights Reforms As the New York legislature kicks off its final week, civil and voting rights groups applaud lawmakers in the NY Senate for voting to approve the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act […]
Friday, March 25, 2022 | news
As organizations dedicated to protecting all New Yorkers’ freedom to vote, we commend the New York State Senate for including the funds needed to implement and enforce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights of New York (NYVRA) (S.1046A/A.6678A) in its 2022 budget proposal. Once the NYVRA is passed into law, every eligible voter in the […]
