(Washington, D.C.) — Prohibiting critical race theory and anti-racism education in Texas schools would suppress educational efforts that are critically needed to confront and address racism and discrimination, according to a letter brief sent Thursday ...
Late last night, a 5-4 majority of the United States Supreme Court issued an unsigned, one-paragraph opinion in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson allowing Texas’ new law banning the vast majority of abortions in the ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent letters to the Texas Senate and House of Representatives expressing opposition to the Conference Committee Report on S.B. 1. The bill severely restricts access ...
On Monday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with the ACLU, the ACLU of Texas, and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Late last night, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had exceeded its authority in establishing a nation-wide moratorium on the eviction of renters who are behind on ...
Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, an urgently needed measure that would help protect the right to vote. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of ...
Today, Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC) voted 3-2 to end prison-based gerrymandering in the state’s legislative redistricting maps. The decision follows sustained advocacy from local residents and organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement ...
