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LDF SCOTUS REPORT

The Civil Rights Record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Voting Rights

LDF and Florida Voters Secure Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Florida's Voter Suppression Bill

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LDF Leadership

Introducing LDF's New President and Director-Counsel: Janai Nelson

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LDF Leadership

LDF's Outgoing President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill's Legacy

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LDF Original Content

The War on Truth: The Rise of Anti-Truth Laws and Efforts to Suppress Black History

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Thurgood Marshall Institute Report

Principles for Racially Just Bail Reform

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Voting Rights

Voting Rights Can't Wait

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Justice in Public Safety Project

Five Times Police Used Qualified Immunity to Get Away with Misconduct and Violence

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LDF Report

Democracy Defended: Findings From the 2020 Election

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LDF Explains

Critical Race Theory

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Learn More about LDF's Work to Protect Voting Rights and Support Black Political Engagement.

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Redistricting News and Resources

POST-2020 REDISTRICTING

Redistricting News and Resources

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Local Elections

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Protecting Black Communities from COVID-19 Fallout

COVID-19

Protecting Black Communities from COVID-19 Fallout

Count Me In: Guide to 2020 Census

Census 2020

Count Me In: Guide to 2020 Census

Prepared to Vote 2020

Voting Rights

Prepared to Vote 2020

Voting with a Felony Conviction in FL

Voting Rights

Voting with a Felony Conviction in FL

Natural Hair Discrimination

Equal Justice

Natural Hair Discrimination

LDF Urges Senate to End Use of Consent Packages that Fast-Track Judicial Nominees

Judicial Nominees

LDF Urges Senate to End Use of Consent Packages that Fast-Track Judicial Nominees

LDF Testifies Before Congress on Voter Suppression Crisis Post Shelby

Voting Rights

LDF Testifies Before Congress on Voter Suppression Crisis Post Shelby

LDF Supports Commission on Reparations for African Americans

Congress

LDF Supports Commission on Reparations for African Americans

LDF Sends Letter Urging Jeff Davis County to Reopen Polling Place Precinct

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LDF Sends Letter Urging Jeff Davis County to Reopen Polling Place Precinct

LDF Releases Water/Color: A Study of Race and the Water Affordability Crisis in America’s Cities

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LDF Releases Water/Color: A Study of Race and the Water Affordability Crisis in America’s Cities

LDF Testifies on Major Election Reform and Voting Rights Bill Before Congress

Voting Rights

LDF Testifies on Major Election Reform and Voting Rights Bill Before Congress

54th Anniversary of Selma March

Civil Rights

54th Anniversary of Selma March

LDF Leadership Featured in HuffPost

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LDF Leadership Featured in HuffPost

District Court Rejects Citizenship Status Question for 2020 Census

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District Court Rejects Citizenship Status Question for 2020 Census

LDF Argues Against Attempt to Reverse Integrated Education in Hartford

Education

LDF Argues Against Attempt to Reverse Integrated Education in Hartford

2018 Midterm Elections Special Bulletin

Voting Rights

2018 Midterm Elections Special Bulletin

LDF Responds to Report of Efforts to Undermine Legal Status of Transgender People

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LDF Responds to Report of Efforts to Undermine Legal Status of Transgender People

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April 04, 2022

LDF Issues Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

April 04, 2022

Supreme Court Recognizes Malicious Prosecution Claims Under Fourth Amendment in Case Involving NYPD

April 01, 2022

Federal Court Allows Fairfax County School District’s Race-Neutral Admissions Policy to Continue for Fall 2022 Applicants

April 01, 2022

Current and Former LDF President and Directors-Counsel Issue Joint Statement Calling for the Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court

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