Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | news
The ACLU of Michigan, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and lawyers from Covington & Burling LLP today filed a class-action lawsuit against the Wayne County Treasurer, Wayne County and the City of Detroit to challenge illegal, racially discriminatory tax foreclosures that have pummeled African-American homeowners in recent years. “Wayne County and Detroit […]
Monday, October 23, 2017 | news
Civil Rights Groups Sue U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Over Suspension of Rule Assisting Low-Income Families Today, several civil rights organizations sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) challenging its decision to suspend a rule that would have assisted low-income families in securing affordable housing. Five organizations – the NAACP […]
Monday, October 23, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Civil Rights Groups Sue U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Over Suspension of Rule Assisting Low-Income Families Today, several civil rights organizations sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) challenging its decision to suspend a rule that would have assisted low-income families in securing affordable […]
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: NYPD’s “Gang” Policing Tactics The New York City Police Department (NYPD) maintains a database that classifies thousands of New Yorkers – 99% of whom are people of color – as members of local street gangs or crews. Given that the NYPD relies on this racially discriminatory system to conduct military-style […]
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | news
Read the full complaint here. Register for our press call with co-counsel and co-plaintiffs, scheduled for May 8 at 11am EST here. The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), Texas Appleseed, and Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (Texas Housers) today asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to order the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
Friday, May 1, 2020 | news
State Department, CBP Illegally Withholding Records on Immigration Ban Waivers and Purported “Worldwide Review” Washington, DC — Today, Muslim Advocates and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sued the U.S. State Department and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol for failing to respond to a records request for essential information about the Trump […]
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | news
ACLU, NAACP LDF, SPLC File Lawsuit on Behalf of Groups Representing Voters of Color and Other Historically Disenfranchised Communities Civil rights groups have filed a new federal lawsuit against Georgia’s sweeping law that makes it much harder for all Georgians to vote, particularly voters of color, new citizens, and religious communities. The American Civil Liberties […]
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | news
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Contact: Ashley Levett ashley.levett@splcenter.org / (334)296-0084 Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Contact: LDF Media media@naacpldf.org / (212)965-2200 Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) Contact: Nancy Kinnally nancy@therelatablegroup.com / (407) 375-2264 Council on American Relations-Florida (CAIR-FL) Contact: Wilfredo Ruiz/ wruiz@cair.com/ (305)502-6749 PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (9/13/2022) — Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Legal […]
Thursday, March 24, 2022 | news
Contacts: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Juan Martinez, media@naacpldf.org, 212-965-2200 Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Michelle Boykins, mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.org, 202-604-1760 Vivin Qiang, vqiang@advancingjustice-aajc.org, 202-780-9327 LatinoJustice PRLDEF Sarai Bejarano, sbejarano@latinojustice.org, 212-739-7581 Read the full amicus brief here. Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and […]
Monday, May 16, 2022 | news
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and LatinoJustice PRLDEF, together with law firm Arnold & Porter, submitted an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse the order by U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and protect […]
