The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) condemns an Executive Order issued yesterday by President Donald Trump that seeks to sharply curtail the fundamental right to vote for millions of Americans. The order requires individuals to show ...
On March 17, 2025, a group of more than sixty civil rights organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education calling on the federal agency to rescind its “Dear Colleague” letter issued on February ...
Media Contact: Vasuki Wilson, 202.294.2342,vasuki@risepublic.com Troi Barnes, media@naacpldf.org A coalition of more than 30 civil rights, racial justice, criminal legal system reform, and faith-based organizations, including the University of Baltimore School of Law Center for ...
Philadelphia, PA – Today, a group of civil rights organizations filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Sargent v. School District of Philadelphia. ...
CONTACT: Troi Barnes, LDF, 929-736-1528, tbarnes@naacpldf.org Ella Wiley, ACLU, ewiley@aclu.org Ali DeFazio, ACLU of Louisiana, media@laaclu.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that ...
Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers and law firms that ...
Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED), instructing Secretary McMahon to facilitate the closure of the federal agency. This action, based on disinformation, comes after the Trump ...
