Friday, June 8, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: Davis v. City of New York Civil Rights Organizations Demand Court Order Requiring NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Reforms Organizations that successfully challenged stop and frisk request reforms based on three years of community input Today, the attorneys behind three landmark class actions that challenged the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as racially […]
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | news
On November 12, the Appellate Court of Maryland dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of families with children in Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPSS) challenging the State’s chronic failure to provide sufficient funding to ensure the city’s students receive an adequate education. In a 2-1 decision, the court vacated a previous ruling by a lower […]
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | news
MEDIA CONTACT: LDF Media Office, media@naacpldf.org, 212-965-2200 ACLU Media Office, media@aclufl.org, 786-363-2737 TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 266 (SB 266) today at New College of Florida. This new law targets academic freedom in higher education by placing critical faculty decisions, including hiring and review of tenure, in the hands of political […]
Sunday, May 21, 2023 | news
Austin, Texas – The Texas House of Representatives voted today to pass Senate Bill 17 (S.B. 17), a bill that prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and policies at public colleges and universities in the state. The measure forbids faculty, students, and staff from receiving critical training and services that help to prevent potentially […]
Friday, April 21, 2023 | news
MEDIA CONTACT: LDF Media, media@naacpldf.org; ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org, (786) 363-2737; The coalition of civil rights groups is currently challenging last year’s “STOP W.O.K.E.” cnsorship law TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted yesterday to pass Senate Bill 266 (SB 266), which would enact draconian restrictions on academic freedom and chill speech on college and […]
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | news
MEDIA CONTACT: LDF Media Office, media@naacpldf.org, 212-965-2200 ACLU Media Office, media@aclufl.org, 786-363-2737 TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Legislature voted today to pass Senate Bill 266 (S.B. 266). This bill places critical faculty decisions, such as the hiring of faculty and review of tenure, in the hands of political appointees. This bill also forbids university and […]
Thursday, September 5, 2024 | news
Media Contact: LDF Media Office, media@naacpldf.org Audrey Martin, AMartin@legal-aid.org, 774-266-5233 (NEW YORK, NY) – Last night, the Independent Federal Monitor (Monitor) of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) released a report finding that the NYPD has failed to comply with court-ordered mandates to reform its stop, question, and frisk and trespass enforcement practices. In […]
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | news
Today, a group of civil rights organizations sent a letter to the University of Michigan Law School calling on the institution to affirm its commitment to providing equal educational opportunities for its Black, Latino, Indigenous, female, and LGBTQ+ students in response to a discriminatory email suggesting their lack of qualifications to be accepted onto the […]
Friday, February 28, 2025 | news
Today, a group of civil rights organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education calling on the federal agency to rescind a “Dear Colleague” letter threatening to terminate federal funding to schools that engage in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts, citing its misinterpretation of federal civil rights law and threats to equal […]
Thursday, May 14, 2020 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Campaign, Muslim Advocates, NAACP, and 110 additional organizations committed to racial justice and civil rights in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a full and thorough hate […]
