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LDF Condemns Deployment of Federal Agents in New Orleans

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Today, the Trump Administration has deployed federal agents to New Orleans, Louisiana and has indicated National Guard troops will soon be deployed. This follows federal National Guard deployments in other states, including Washington D.C., Memphis, ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Urging Court to Continue Halting National Guard Deployment to Protect D.C. Residents

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in District of Columbia v. Trump, urging the court to deny the Trump administration’s request to stay the District ...

LDF Opposes Department of Homeland Security’s Proposed Modification of System of Records, Citing Risks of Inaccuracies and Privacy Violations

Today, LDF issued a public comment strongly opposing the Department of Homeland Security's proposal to expand the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE). In the letter, LDF notes that any future changes should be ...

LDF Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging South Carolina’s Discriminatory Curriculum Censorship Law in K-12 Schools

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Tyler Bailey of Bailey Law Firm, LLC , and WilmerHale LLP filed an appeal in a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging a discriminatory law that censors the teaching of certain subjects related to racial ...