Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks on LDF’s panel on the state of voting rights at the 2023 Selma Jubilee Weekend in Selma, Alabama on Mar. 4, 2023. (Photo by Melissa Golden for LDF) LDF Tribute ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 18th Congressional district, lawyer, and staunch civil rights advocate. With grace, intellect, and power, Representative Jackson Lee influenced countless ...
In 1944 an explosion at Port Chicago, California killed 202 Black soldiers loading armed munitions. When the dangerous and inhumane work resumed at a nearby depot weeks later, a group of 50 Black soldiers, fearing ...
Today, LDF and civil and human rights groups sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardoza urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the allegations of law ...
Yesterday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in NYCLU v. Rochester, a case currently before the New York Court of Appeals pertaining to the disclosure of police disciplinary records. Following the New ...
This week marked the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (CRA). The CRA, signed into law on July 2, 1964, by President Lyndon Johnson, enacted key protections to forbid ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced the appointment of Demetria L. McCain as the Director of Policy. In this role, she will lead the organization’s policy team and its diverse policy advocacy portfolio, including ...
