LDF Files Amended Complaint in its Lawsuit Against President Trump and His Campaign’s Attempts to Overturn the Election by Disenfranchising Black Voters

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), a non-partisan civil and human rights organization, filed an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia a lawsuit challenging President ...

Voting Rights Advocates Urge Officials in Ten Georgia Counties to Reject Baseless Mass Challenges to Voter Eligibility

Yesterday,  NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), All Voting is Local, Georgia, Georgia NAACP, Black Voters Matter Fund, SPLC Action Fund and the League of Women Voters sent letters to officials in ten ...

Supreme Court Vacates Case Challenging Trump Administration’s Memorandum Excluding Undocumented People from Census Count

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In a 6-3 vote today, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed as premature a case challenging the Trump Administration’s memorandum that seeks to remove undocumented people from the 2020 Census count for purposes of congressional reapportionment. ...

Voting Advocates Urge Hall County, Georgia to Maintain Early Voting for January Runoff

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Yesterday, Latino Justice (PRLDEF), the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia), GALEO, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), Hispanic Federation, MiJente Support Committee, All Voting is Local, ...

Baltimore Right to Education Legal Team Pushes Governor, State Leaders to Support Students’ Right to an Education

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Today, the Bradford v. Maryland State Department of Education legal team hosted a press conference with advocates in support of a letter sent yesterday by parents of students attending public schools in Baltimore City to ...

Advocates and Parents of Baltimore City School Students Urge Maryland Officials to Provide Adequate Funding for Baltimore City Schools

Today, advocates and parents of Baltimore City Schools students sent a letter to Maryland officials urging them to take specific steps to support the students’ right to an education and fulfill the State’s responsibility under ...

The Leadership Conference Education Task Force Issues Statement on the Next Secretary of Education

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“After Betsy DeVos’ harmful agenda of discrimination and exclusion, the country is in desperate need of a secretary who is not just committed to the mission of the U.S. Department of Education, but also has ...

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