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Prepare to Vote in 2013 in South Carolina

For elections beginning in 2013 under South Carolina’s new law, the state is permitted to require registered voters to present certain Photo IDs for in-person voting by regular ballot.  However, under this same law, voters may also vote in-person without one of the accepted Photo IDs by provisional ballot if they have a reason why they do not have an […]

Preliminary Settlement Reached in Federal Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Police Practices in NYC Public Housing; Major NYPD Reforms to be Implemented in Court-Ordered Monitoring Process

A preliminary settlement agreement has been reached to end the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) improper and unlawful enforcement of criminal trespass laws in public housing. This settlement will resolve Davis et al. v. City of New York et al., 10 Civ. 0699, a five-year-old federal class-action lawsuit brought by individual residents and guests […]

Preliminary Injunction Blocking Florida Anti-Protest Law Remains in Effect as Federal Appeals Court Seeks Guidance From Florida Supreme Court

Appeal will be heard before the Florida Supreme Court following oral arguments at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals  Today, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals left in place an injunction against Florida’s anti-protest law, otherwise known as H.B. 1, while inviting the Florida Supreme Court to express its views on the law’s proper interpretation.   […]

Praising the “Dream,” Deferring its Promise

By Todd A. Cox, LDF Policy Director In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many Senate Republicans released statements or tweets commemorating Dr. King’s legacy of social justice. In a statement, Senator Lindsey Graham said, “We honor Dr. King because he gave his life to a worthy cause which was to make America a more socially […]

PPG’s Advocacy Halts Efforts to Reduce Early Voting in Georgia

Last week, LDF’s Political Participation Group recorded a tremendous victory for voting rights in Georgia.  After significant pressure from voting rights and pro-democracy groups, the state legislature failed to pass HB 891, a bill that would have drastically reduced early voting in city and town elections from 21 to, incredibly, just 6 days. Just three years ago, […]

Power on the Line(s): Making Redistricting Work for Us Guide

Power on the Line(s): Making Redistricting Work for Us

Power on the Line(s) Making Redistricting Work for Us Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), and Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) Power on the Line(s): Making Redistricting Work for Us is a guide to familiarize you with what redistricting is all about, and to provide you with ways you can make […]

Power Coalition for Equity and Justice v. John Bel Edwards

On May 7, 2020, LDF filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana challenging several provisions of Louisiana’s absentee and early voting laws and procedures that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, unduly and severely burden the fundamental right to vote in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments and […]

Post-Katrina Housing Case Continues After D.C. Circuit Ruling

Today a federal court of appeals issued a ruling explaining its decision to set aside preliminary injunctions previously granted against the State of Louisiana regarding its administration of the Road Home program.  The preliminary injunctions were granted at the request of two fair housing groups and African American homeowners in New Orleans who filed suit […]

Post-Katrina Housing Case Continues After D.C. Circuit Ruling

Joint Statement from Plaintiffs and Counsel on Recent Decision in Road Home Case (New York, NY) – Today a federal court of appeals issued a ruling explaining its decision to set aside preliminary injunctions previously granted against the State of Louisiana regarding its administration of the Road Home program.  The preliminary injunctions were granted at […]