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LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for the County Commission in Fayette County, Tennessee to Draw a New, Fairer Electoral Map

Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, after succeeding in convincing county lawmakers to pass a new map that provides fair representation to Black voters, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) declared victory and voluntarily ...

LDF Condemns Congress’ Passage of Cruel and Destructive Reconciliation Bill

Read a PDF of our statement here.

Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson issued the following statement on Congress’ passage of the reconciliation bill, H.R. 1: “Congress has just passed one of the most destructive and unjust pieces ...

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 ...