LDF and ACLU Commend Connecticut for Fully Funding the Connecticut Voting Rights Act

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and ACLU applaud the Connecticut legislature for delivering the state biennial budget to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, which he signed into law yesterday. The budget includes full funding for the ...

Two Years After Supreme Court’s Ruling in SFFA v. Harvard/UNC, LDF Denounces Misuse of Court Decision in Widespread Attacks Against Racial Justice

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Today marks two years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC (SFFA), which prohibited the limited use of race in the admissions processes at Harvard College and ...

Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

Read a full PDF of the statement here. Immigrants rights’ advocates today filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The lawsuit is in response to today’s Supreme ...

Supreme Court Orders Re-Argument of Louisiana Redistricting Case for Next Term

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order to reargue the case of Louisiana v. Callais and will issue an order scheduling the argument and specifying any additional questions that will need ...

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