Lawsuit Filed Challenging New Texas Law Targeting Voting Rights

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Reed Smith LLP, and The Arc filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Houston Area Urban League, Houston Justice, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and ...

LDF Issues Statement on Texas Voter Suppression Law

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Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed voter suppression bill, S.B. 1, into law. The bill passed the Texas House and Senate during a second special legislative session called by the Governor after the regular session ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards to Postpone Elections and Implement Emergency Safety Measures After Hurricane Ida

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) in partnership with the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice sent a letter to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Secretary of State R. Kyle ...

Critical Race Theory, Anti-racism Education and Racial Equity Practices are Wholly Consistent with Federal and State Equal Protections Urge Civil Rights Groups

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(Washington, D.C.) — Prohibiting critical race theory and anti-racism education in Texas schools would suppress educational efforts that are critically needed to confront and address racism and discrimination, according to a letter brief sent Thursday ...

LDF Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Case Involving Texas Abortion Law

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Late last night, a 5-4 majority of the United States Supreme Court issued an unsigned, one-paragraph opinion in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson allowing Texas’ new law banning the vast majority of abortions in the ...

LDF Sends Letters to Texas House of Representatives and Senate Expressing Opposition to the Conference Committee Report on S.B. 1

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent letters to the Texas Senate and House of Representatives expressing opposition to the Conference Committee Report on S.B. 1. The bill severely restricts access ...

LDF, ACLU and NWLC File Amicus Brief in Title VI Compensatory Damages Case

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On Monday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with the ACLU, the ACLU of Texas, and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court ...

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