Civil Rights Groups Urge Louisiana Governor to Veto State Legislative Maps that Violate the Voting Rights Act

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union, (ACLU), and a coalition of civil rights groups sent a letter urging Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to veto state legislative ...

Coalition of Civil Rights Groups Sends Letter Calling for Federal and State Agencies to End the Use of ID.me and Facial Recognition Technology

A coalition of civil rights organizations sent a letter calling for state and federal government agencies to end the use of ID.me and other facial verification tools. Facial recognition technology has been found to have ...

LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute Announces the Enhancement and Expansion of the National Police Funding Database

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Today, the Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) re-launched its National Police Funding Database (NPFD), expanding its geographic and grants coverage and enhancing its search and share ...

LDF, Arnold & Porter File Title VI and Title IX Complaint on Behalf of Southlake Tx. Parents, Students

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and co-counsel Arnold & Porter submitted an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on behalf of two organizations, Cultural ...

Civil Rights Groups Send Letter Asking the Justice Department to Reject the “Insular Cases”

Today, a coalition of civil rights organizations sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar urging the U.S. Department of Justice to reject the “Insular Cases,” a line of overtly ...

LDF Sends Letter to East Baton Rouge School Board Regarding Compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., the Louisiana NAACP, Power Coalition for Equity & Justice, Progressive Social Network, Louisiana Progress, and the Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to the East ...

LDF & Other Advocates Oppose Louisiana AG’s Motion to Dissolve Historic Decree Ensuring Black Electoral Representation on Louisiana Supreme Court

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Today, on behalf of Ronald Chisom, Marie Bookman, and the Urban League of Louisiana, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm Cozen O’Connor, and Louisiana civil rights attorneys, William Quigley, ...

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