Plaintiffs Defeat City’s Motion to Dismiss in Litigation Challenging the NYPD’s Unconstitutional Gang Database

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Contact: The Legal Aid Society, press@legal-aid.org Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org   (NEW YORK, NY) — The Legal Aid Society, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), The Bronx Defenders, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the law firm Ballard Spahr defeated ...

LDF Names Laura Kadetsky Chief Operations Officer & General Counsel

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced the appointment of Laura Kadetsky as Chief Operations Officer & General Counsel. Kadetsky has over 15 years of experience leading mission-driven national organizations, having most recently served as ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Termination of Federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program Funding

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. U.S. Department of Education urging the court to reject the Trump ...

LDF Sounds Alarm on Harvard University’s New Alumni Interview Policy

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to Harvard University raising serious legal concerns about its newly-implemented alumni interview policy that requires alumni interviewers to erase all references to an applicant’s race, ethnicity, ...

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