Recently, President Trump illegally terminated two commissioners at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This decision undermines the independence and integrity of an agency meant to ensure fair treatment in the workplace. Trump also ...
CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org Ari Mischik, ACLU of New Hampshire, ariana@aclu-nh.org Kate Lagreca, ACLU of Massachusetts, media@aclum.org Samuel Crankshaw, ACLU of Maine, scrankshaw@aclumaine.org Niketa Kumar, Asian Law Caucus, media@asianlawcaucus.org Marion Steinfels, ...
CONTACT: Troi Barnes, Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org Emily Berkowitz, ACLU, eberkowitz@aclu.org Keisha Williams, ACLU-NC, kmwilliams@acluofnc.org Kristin Collins, The Center for Death Penalty Litigation, kristin@cdpl.org RALEIGH, N.C. – In a landmark case, a North Carolina judge ...
Today, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson urged lawmakers to safeguard access to high-quality, inclusive, and equitable public education by fulfilling Brown v. Board’s promise in testimony before the U.S. House Committee ...
Read a full PDF of our statement here. The Legal Aid Society and the Legal Defense Fund today condemned the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for their continued use of problematic Neighborhood Safety Teams ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Henry L. Marsh III, a renowned civil rights attorney and public servant. A lifelong civic leader and advocate, Mr. Marsh worked closely with ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the Center for American Progress (CAP) launched an educational video series State Voting Rights Acts (State VRAs): Explained. More than 300 ...
