LDF and Civil Rights Organizations Applaud Federal Court’s Decision to Block Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map in the 2026 Elections

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A three-judge federal panel ruled today that Texas’ 2025 redrawn congressional map, which was enacted through a sham legislative process in August, cannot be used for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. In the 2-1 decision, ...

LDF Urges Congress to Oppose Legislation that Rolls Back D.C. Law and Autonomy

Today, LDF sent a letter to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson urging members of Congress to vote no on two bills, The Common Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability ...

LDF Welcomes New Board Member Dr. Joy Buolamwini

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced that Dr. Joy Buolamwini, founder of the Algorithmic Justice League and champion of digital equity and accountability, has been elected to its Board of Directors. Dr. Buolamwini joins ...

Stanford Three Strikes Project, in collaboration with LDF, Launches Effort to Combat Racially Discriminatory Sentencing in California

(CALIFORNIA) – Today, the Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project, in collaboration with the Legal Defense Fund (LDF),  launched an ambitious effort to combat racial discrimination in California’s criminal legal system. Relying on California’s Racial ...

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