LDF Issues Statement on Department of Justice’s Review of Federal Monitors

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Today, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the conclusion of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) review of the use of monitors in settlement agreements and consent decrees involving state and local governments, which it began in ...

LDF Sends Letter to Caddo Parish, Louisiana Commissioners Calling for an Additional Early Voting Site

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and a group of local Louisiana partners sent a letter urging the Caddo Parish Commission to support the adoption of an additional early voting site. ...

Federal Judge Blocks Key Portion of Florida’s Anti-Protest Law

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Today, in a major victory for civil rights and racial justice advocates, a federal judge granted a request made by civil rights groups to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of a key provision of H.B.1, Florida’s anti-protest ...

Seventh Circuit Dismisses Police Officer’s Appeal in Case on Qualified Immunity Doctrine

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Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Ferguson v. McDonough, permitting Joseph Ferguson’s civil rights claims to proceed. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF), working ...

Lawsuit Filed Challenging New Texas Law Targeting Voting Rights

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Reed Smith LLP, and The Arc filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Houston Area Urban League, Houston Justice, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and ...

LDF Issues Statement on Texas Voter Suppression Law

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Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed voter suppression bill, S.B. 1, into law. The bill passed the Texas House and Senate during a second special legislative session called by the Governor after the regular session ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards to Postpone Elections and Implement Emergency Safety Measures After Hurricane Ida

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) in partnership with the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice sent a letter to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Secretary of State R. Kyle ...

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