LDF Files Amicus Briefs Defending Wilmer Hale and Jenner & Block from the Trump Administration’s Targeting of the Legal Profession

Read a PDF of our statement here.  Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed amicus briefs supporting law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale in their respective lawsuits to permanently block the implementation of executive orders ...

LDF Exits Meta’s Civil Rights Advisory Committee Over Harmful Content Moderation Practices, Urges Company to Reverse Course on DEIA Rollbacks

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In two letters sent to Mark Zuckerberg today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has removed itself from Meta’s external civil rights advisory group due to concerns over its content moderation and diversity, equity, inclusion, and ...

LDF Denounces House Passage of SAVE Act, Urges Senate to Reject Bill that Will Disenfranchise Millions of Americans

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) urges the U.S. Senate to reject the misleadingly entitled “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act”, a disastrous, discriminatory, inefficient, and unnecessary bill passed by the House that would disenfranchise ...

Civil Rights Organizations Call on University of Michigan Law School to Ensure Equal Access to Educational Opportunity in Response to Troubling Email About Law Review

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Today, a group of civil rights organizations sent a letter to the University of Michigan Law School calling on the institution to affirm its commitment to providing equal educational opportunities for its Black, Latino, Indigenous, ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Defending Against Trump Administration’s Targeting of the Legal Profession

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Perkins Coie v. Department of Justice, a case currently before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging an executive order that ...

LDF Reaches Settlement on Behalf of New York-Based Fair Housing Group, Requiring Improved Training and New Practices to Prevent Housing Discrimination

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) reached a settlement in Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc. (HOME) v. Avant Realty – a lawsuit born out of HOME’s investigation into the company’s real estate practices. The lawsuit ...

LDF Reaffirms Schools’ Legal Right to Provide Equal Access and Opportunity to Students, Condemns Department of Education’s Latest Attempt to Distort Anti-Discrimination Law

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Today, the U.S. Department of Education sent letters to K-12 state education agencies threatening to withhold federal funding from public schools unless they verify that they comply with their incorrect interpretation of Title VI of ...

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