Tuesday, February 8, 2022 | case-issue
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | news
In a victory for voting rights, South Carolina has passed maps adjusting South Carolina state House district lines in some of the most historically significant areas of the state for Black voters by passing new maps this session in response to a lawsuit. The move stems from the private settlement of a lawsuit filed by […]
Thursday, January 13, 2022 | page
South Carolina for Truth in Education Every student deserves to receive a quality education that is comprehensive and accurate—not to have their histories or heritage revised or erased entirely from the classroom. Join Us! Stand Up for Truth in South Carolina Schools on 7/30 LDF is urging all partners, advocates, and community members to attend […]
Thursday, June 2, 2022 | page
Prepared to Vote Voting in South Carolina’s Primaries: How Early and Curbside Voting Make the Polls More Accessible By Christina M. Das Attorney, Prepared to Vote and Voting Rights Defender Projects The passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 was a critical moment for Black South Carolinians. In 1964, before the act’s passage, only […]
Monday, January 27, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and Tyler Bailey of Bailey Law Firm, LLC filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, South Carolina educators, students, and author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to challenge South Carolina Budget Proviso 1.79’s censorship of certain subject matter concerning racial […]
Monday, July 16, 2018 | fact-sheets
Monday, July 16, 2018 | fact-sheets
Monday, February 25, 2013 | news
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a sharp rebuke to Texas federal prosecutors for racially charged remarks made during the trial of Bongani Charles Calhoun, an African-American man accused of participating in a drug conspiracy. Justice Sotomayor, in a statement joined by Justice Stephen Breyer, recounted the racially inflammatory remarks made by the […]
Monday, October 12, 2015 | news
Some seek agreement before Fayette voting dispute heads to court With the prospects of a costly trial looming, pressure is growing in Fayette County over whether to end the protracted legal fight over how the county elects its officials. Two prominent businessmen recently weighed in with an ad in a local paper asking county leaders […]
Friday, December 21, 2012 | news
As city populations rise and fall, and shift – trends reflected in U.S. Census Bureau data – municipalities are tasked with redistricting their city council boundaries. And in one Arkansas city, new software helps with the process. Redistricting determines how a city’s local school board, city council, state legislative and congressional districts are drawn, according to a […]
