Federal Court Strikes Down Restrictive, Suppressive Texas Voting Measures in S.B. 1 that Limited Voting Assistance

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Media Contacts:   LDF, media@naacpldf.org  The Arc, dilworth@thearc.org Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., inquiries@deltasigmatheta.org ArentFox Schiff, nathan.carlile@afslaw.com Ray Shackelford, rshackelford@haul.org The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), along with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, The Arc of Texas, The ...

LDF and Allies Share Resources on How NYVRA Protects Voting Rights for the November Election

Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) released a new guide for voters in New York State outlining the key protections and tools available to them under the John ...

Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in National Religious Broadcasters v. FCC, Defending the Agency’s Efforts to Increase Public Transparency

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Last week, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC), National Women’s Law Center, Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ, National Partnership for Women and ...

ACLU of Georgia and Civil Rights Groups: Extend Voter Registration Deadline as State Recovers from Hurricane Helene

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Contact: Dorrie Toney, media@acluga.org Ella Wiley, media@aclu.org Troi Barnes, media@naacpldf.org Lacy Crawford, lcrawford@lawyerscommittee.org ATLANTA—The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the law ...

Legal Aid, Legal Defense Fund Condemn NYPD for Chronic Underreporting of Civilian Police Stops

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Independent Monitor Report Shows Only 59% of Stops Were Accurately Reported in 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and the Legal Defense Fund today condemned the New York City Police Department (NYPD) ...

LDF Files Brief in Pickett v. Cleveland on Behalf of Black Residents Challenging Cleveland’s Discriminatory Water Billing Policies

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On October 4th, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Covington & Burling LLP, and fair housing lawyer Avery Friedman filed a brief with the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in response to the City of ...

LDF Mourns the Loss of Former Board Member Richard Moss, Labor Lawyer and Civil Rights Advocate

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is deeply saddened by the death of Richard “Dick” Moss, a longtime labor lawyer best known for his work as a leader of the Major League Baseball Players Association, who ...

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