LDF Issues Statement on Myrna Pérez’s Confirmation to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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Today, the United States Senate confirmed Myrna Pérez to serve on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. An exceptional voting rights attorney who is intimately familiar with election law, Judge Pérez becomes the ...

LDF Submits Second Letter and Updated Redistricting Map to the Waller County, TX Commissioners Court

On October 25, 2021, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a letter and an updated redistricting map—Appendix C— to the Waller County, Texas Commissioner’s Court. LDF previously sent a letter and ...

LDF Sends Letter to the Madison County, Alabama Commission Regarding Redistricting and their Unmet Obligations Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, and the Huntsville-Madison County Branch of the NAACP sent a letter to the Madison County, Alabama Commission regarding its ...

LDF Sends Letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of Judicial Nominee Myrna Pérez

Today, The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley in support of the nomination of Myrna Pérez, to ...

LDF Issues Statement on Catherine Lhamon’s Confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at U.S. Department of Education

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Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council for Racial Justice and Equity Catherine Lhamon as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at ...

LDF Issues Statement in Response to Senate Filibuster of the Freedom to Vote Act

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Today, the United States Senate failed to reach the supermajority threshold needed to overcome the filibuster and open debate regarding the Freedom to Vote Act, a critical piece of federal voting rights legislation. In response, ...

LDF Sends Letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of Judicial Nominee Holly Thomas

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the nomination of Holly Thomas to serve as a judge on the Court ...

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