Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s attempts to prohibit and chill lawful efforts to ensure that Black students are afforded equal educational opportunities. The Education Department issued a “Dear Colleague” Letter on […]
Friday, May 18, 2012 | news
(New York, NY) Today, for the second time in the past year, a federal court in Washington, D.C. upheld the constitutionality of the heart of the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. The case, Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, involved a challenge to the Section 5 “preclearance” provision of the Voting Rights Act, which requires […]
Friday, May 18, 2012 | case-update
(New York, NY) Today, for the second time in the past year, a federal court in Washington, D.C. upheld the constitutionality of the heart of the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. The case, Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, involved a challenge to the Section 5 “preclearance” provision of the Voting Rights Act, which […]
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 | case-update
Today, for the second time, a federal court in Washington, D.C. upheld the constitutionality of the heart of the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. The case, Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, involved a challenge to the Section 5 “preclearance” provision of the Voting Rights Act, which requires states and jurisdictions with some of the […]
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 | case-update
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the admissions program utilized by the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to assemble a diverse student body. Fisher v. Texas is the first federal appellate challenge to the use of race in university admissions since the Supreme Court’s landmark 2003 decision […]
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 | news
LDF Successfully Defends Race-Conscious Admissions in Higher Education Federal Court Upholds UT Austin’s Admissions Plan as a Constitutional Pursuit of Diversity (New York, NY) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the admissions program utilized by the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to assemble […]
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 | case-update
On December 28, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit affirmed key aspects of the lower court’s decision in Little Rock School District v. Lorene Joshua. This long-standing school desegregation case involves key educational equity issues, including: racial disparities in school discipline, student achievement, access to advanced placement and honors curriculum and inequities […]
Friday, December 30, 2011 | news
New York, NY — On December 28, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit affirmed key aspects of the lower court’s decision in Little Rock School District v. Lorene Joshua. This long-standing school desegregation case involves key educational equity issues, including: racial disparities in school discipline, student achievement, access to advanced placement and […]
Friday, December 2, 2011 | case-update
Albany, NY – New York Supreme Court Justice Eugene Devine today upheld New York’s law ending prison-based gerrymandering in the Little v. LATFOR lawsuit. The case was argued on behalf of intervenors by Dale Ho, Assistant Counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and Myrna Perez, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center. Judge Devine’s decision […]
Thursday, July 15, 2010 | news
The Supreme Court unanimously rejects Chicago’s attempt to avoid accountability for hiring discrimination (New York, NY) — After years fighting for justice, qualified African-American job applicants will finally have a fair opportunity to land a job with the Chicago fire department. Today the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the City of Chicago can be held accountable for […]
