Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | page
Texas for Truth in Education The right to receive a truthful and inclusive education at public colleges and universities across Texas is under attack. More than ever, students need access to safe, healthy, and inclusive campus communities. Join the Texas Pro-truth Coalition Advocating for Access and Opportunity for All in Higher Education Who We Are […]
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | news
In a significant blow to New York City’s use of stop-and-frisk tactics, the Bronx district attorney’s office is no longer prosecuting people who were stopped at public housing projects and arrested for trespassing, unless the arresting officer is interviewed to ensure that the arrest was warranted. Prosecutors quietly adopted the policy in July after discovering that many […]
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | news
In a blog post for the Alliance for Justice web site, LDF Director of the Washington, D.C. Office Leslie Proll gives historical context to the Fair Housing Act and presses its continued importance on a day the U. S. Supreme Court hears argument in a case that could jeopardize its ability to stem bias in housing: […]
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 | news
The International Business Times quotes LDF Director of the Washington D.C. Office Leslie Proll in an article highlighting singer John Legend’s Oscar accepttance speech addressing voting rights during the Academy Awards ceremony on February 22, 2015: “The key provision has been missing for 20 months now… Municipalities have been free to implement changes that are discriminatory and, […]
Saturday, January 31, 2015 | news
Loretta Lynch Embraces Eric Holder’s Legacy on Civil Rights President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department appeared poised for Senate confirmation after two days of hearings in which Loretta Lynch earned the confidence of top Republicans on the Judiciary Committee – sometimes by distancing herself from outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder. But, to […]
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | page
Policy Watch Putting a Stop to Project 2025 The Trump Administration is Curtailing Black People’s Civil Rights. LDF is Fighting Back. On day one of President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration immediately began implementing the Project 2025 agenda: cutting key civil rights protections, using anti-discrimination laws to attack programs that level the playing field […]
Thursday, January 30, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and ACLU of Alabama filed a preliminary injunction on behalf of a group of Alabama educators, students, and the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, asking a District Court in Alabama to immediately halt implementation of a harmful censorship law that limits certain discussions about race and sex-based inequalities. […]
Monday, July 12, 2010 | news
Reese Marshall feels its his duty as a lawyer to provide them with a choice. Instilled with a social conscience forged in the heated 1960s, Marshall still makes it his business today to help the underserved population of Jacksonville find solutions to their problems. And for those decades of selfless service, Marshall has been named […]
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 | page
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Thursday, December 2, 2010 | news
Peter Wagner: Welcome to issues in prison-based gerrymandering, a podcast about keeping the Census Bureau’s prison count from harming our democracy. The Census Bureau counts people in prison as if they were actual residents of their prison cells, even though most state laws say that people in prison are residents of their homes. When prison […]
