LDF’s Raymond Audain: Not Yet Forgiven for Being Black: Haiti’s TPS, LDF, and the Protean Struggle for Racial Justice

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Source: Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review In November 2017, the Trump administration announced its intention to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States. In this article, Senior Counsel Raymond Audain considers ...

LDF Supports the New York City Council’s Proposed Measures to Improve Specialized High School Diversity

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This afternoon, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Assistant Counsel Liliana Zaragoza will provide testimony at the New York City Council hearing on proposed measures to improve Specialized High School diversity. In her ...

LDF Urges Senate to Oppose Confirmation of Judicial Nominees Andrew Brasher and J. Campbell Barker

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This week, the Senate is set to vote on the nominations of Andrew Brasher and J. Campbell Barker for lifelong positions on the federal bench. Brasher currently serves as the Solicitor General of Alabama and ...

Baltimore City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Suit Against Maryland State Board of Education Over Constitutionally-Inadequate Funding for Baltimore Schools

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The Baltimore City Council voted today to pass a resolution supporting a lawsuit brought by city schoolchildren and their families challenging inadequate state funding for Baltimore City schools. Represented by the NAACP Legal Defense and ...

Lawsuit Filed Against School District That Illegally Strip Searched 12-Year-Old Black and Latina Students

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Morrison & Foerster LLP filed a lawsuit against the Binghamton School District on behalf of parents whose twelve-year-old daughters were subjected to an illegal strip ...

LDF Statement on the Passing of Judge Damon J. Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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This morning, the Honorable Damon J. Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit passed away at the age of 96. A grandson of slaves, Judge Keith rose from humble roots in ...

LDF Strengthens Policy Footprint in Washington, D.C. and States; Expands Policing Reform Campaign Team

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Lisa Cylar Barrett, Monique Dixon, Rashida Ogletree-George and Zahra Mion Take on New Roles The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is pleased to announce the following changes to our Policy Department. “At this critical moment ...

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