Thursday, January 11, 2024 | case-issue
Florida Needs its Own Voting Rights Act The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Voting Rights Act of Florida (FLVRA) Florida has a longstanding history and ongoing record of racial discrimination in voting and beyond. In the last ten years alone, Florida has passed several anti-voter laws and actively targeted fair and transparent democracy. Florida […]
Thursday, May 12, 2022 | page
Prepared to Vote Fighting for Voting Rights in Alabama An Unbroken Continuum of Suppression and Resilience By Tanesha Williams Former Attorney and Digital Campaign Manager, Voting Rights Defender and Prepared to Vote Projects On March 7, 1965, voting rights advocates marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. At the foot of the bridge, they […]
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed a brief in the Texas district court, contending that SB 14, the nation’s strictest photo ID law—which an appellate court already determined disproportionately and discriminatorily impacts Black and Latino voters—was enacted, at least in part, with discriminatory intent. In July, the en banc Fifth Circuit upheld the trial […]
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | case-update
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed a brief in the Texas district court, contending that SB 14, the nation’s strictest photo ID law—which an appellate court already determined disproportionately and discriminatorily impacts Black and Latino voters—was enacted, at least in part, with discriminatory intent. In July, the en banc Fifth Circuit upheld the trial court’s determination […]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | news
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City was distressingly dismissive this month when a coalition of civil rights groups filed a complaint with the United States Department of Education over the admissions policies of the city’s eight “specialized” high schools — prestigious, highly competitive institutions that are among the best high schools in the country. The complaint, […]
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | news
The civil rights office of the federal Department of Education has rightly decided to investigate a complaint filed in September by civil rights groups over the admissions policies of eight highly competitive “specialized” high schools in New York City, among which are Stuyvesant, the Bronx High School of Science and Brooklyn Technical High School. The […]
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | news
Today, Attorney General William Bar revealed further details about the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice – an initiative that was first announced in October 2019 through executive order. The commission, in both its composition and mandate, reflects this administration’s rejection of nationwide policing reform efforts. “President Trump has found yet […]
Monday, June 28, 2021 | page
The CROWN ACT Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Together with the CROWN Coalition, LDF is fighting to end hair discrimination and advocating for the CROWN Act to become law in all 50 states. The impact of hair discrimination cannot be overstated. Schools and workplaces across the country often have dress codes […]
Monday, April 18, 2022 | page
The Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) Enacted: June 2023, Fully Funded: June 2025 UPDATE CTVRA Funding Secured On June 30th, Governor Lamont signed the Connecticut budget, which includes full funding for the Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office to implement the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) and robust funding for the Connecticut Secretary of State’s overall […]
Friday, April 22, 2022 | case-issue
