Today, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to the Gulfport City, Mississippi Council regarding redistricting plans and urging members to adopt Community Plan 7 or 8 presented by LDF. Gulfport’s demographics, voting patterns, the ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund and a coalition of civil rights leaders sent a letter asking congressional leaders to consider legislation to curb gun violence, and prioritize culturally affirming solutions that address children’s emotional, health ...
Today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. The new law builds on the strongest parts of the landmark federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and prior ...
BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, a federal judge in Robinson v. Ardoin ruled in favor of Black voters challenging Louisiana’s newly enacted congressional map as a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ...
Yesterday, by a supermajority vote of 106-43, the New York State Assembly joined with the New York State Senate and passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, a transformative bill that ...
Media contacts: Chris Ford: media@naacpldf.org Ben Schaefer: media@nyclu.org Monica Garcia: press@standupamerica.com Civil Rights Organizations Urge Assembly to Act, Finalize Best-in-Nation Voting Rights Reforms As the New York legislature kicks off its final week, civil and ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) released a statement reiterating its previously expressed support of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York (NYVRA), a bill aimed at rooting out racial discrimination in ...
