LDF Statement on the End of Prison-Based Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania’s State Legislative Districts

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Today, Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC) voted 3-2 to end prison-based gerrymandering in the state’s legislative redistricting maps. The decision follows sustained advocacy from local residents and organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement ...

LDF Submits Comments Expressing Support of a HUD Proposal to Reinstate the Discriminatory Effects Standard

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted comments in support of the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) proposed rule reinstating the discriminatory effects standard, a critical tool in remedying ...

LDF Sends Letters to South Carolina Association of Counties, School Board Association, and Municipal Association to Prepare for Redistricting

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent three letters to the South Carolina Association of Counties, South Carolina School Board Association, and Municipal Association of South Carolina regarding redistricting. As the ...

LDF Issues Statement on Introduction of H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, by the U.S. House of Representatives

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a much-needed piece of legislation aimed at protecting the right to vote. In response, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel ...

LDF Sends Letter to Tangipahoa School District Over Concerns that the Current District Map Violates Section Two of the Voting Rights Act

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Greater Tangipahoa Parish NAACP Branch in sending a letter to the Tangipahoa School District outlining concerns that the current district map used to ...

LDF Director of Litigation Sam Spital Testifies on the Need for Federal Voting Rights Protections

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Today, Sam Spital, Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties to ring the alarm on the current state of voting rights and urged Congress ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief in Michigan Supreme Court Case Challenging Constitutionality of Grand Rapids Police Department’s “Photo-and-Print” Policy

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Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and counsel Janey Lanier filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court in support of Keyon Harrison and Denishio Johnson, two Black teenagers who, on ...

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