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LDF Submits Written Testimony in Support of An Expansion of the Louisiana Supreme Court

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted written testimony to the Louisiana House Government Affairs Committee in support of a proposal in Senate Bill 163 to include a constitutional amendment on ...

LDF Announces Inaugural Cohort of Groundbreaking Marshall-Motley Scholars Program

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Today, on the 67th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) announced the inaugural 10-person cohort of the Marshall Motley-Scholars ...

Coalition of Civil Rights Groups File to Submit Amicus Brief in Support of Equitable Access to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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Washington, DC — Today, civil rights groups Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice-AAJC), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and LatinoJustice PRLDEF, together with law firm Arnold & Porter, filed a ...

Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Florida’s Anti-Protest Law

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), ACLU of Florida, and Community Justice Project filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida challenging a recently ...

Civil Rights Organizations Release Redistricting Guide to Support Black, Latino, and AAPI Communities’ Participation in Crucial Process

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC released a comprehensive guide to redistricting, aimed at empowering Black, ...

LDF Calls For an End to Over-Policing of Black Communities and a Transformation of Public Safety in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Today, less than one month before the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released “We Are Not Lesser,” a report examining the pronounced disparities in Tulsa’s ...

LDF Files Lawsuit Against the State of Florida Over Suppressive Voting Law

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee challenging Florida’s new law that greatly obstructs voting access. The lawsuit argues that S.B. ...