LDF Calls on Housing Finance Agency to Reverse Course on Eliminating Fair Lending Regulations

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Last week, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to leaders at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) urging them to reverse course on a proposed policy that threatens to deny Black people access ...

LDF Joins Over 3,000 Organizations in Open Letter Condemning Trump Administration’s Attacks on Nonprofits

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) joined a broad coalition of civil society organizations in signing on to a joint letter condemning the Trump administration’s actions following reports of a Department of Justice criminal investigation into ...

LDF Honors the Life and Legacy of James Ferguson, Legal Visionary and Beloved Civil Rights Champion

Honoring James E. “Fergie” Ferguson II 1942-2025 James Ferguson (Source: LDF Archives) The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) deeply mourns the loss of James E. “Fergie” Ferguson II, the legendary and pioneering civil rights champion whose ...

LDF Testifies on the NYPD’s Failed Discipline and Accountability System 

On Sept. 25, LDF submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety regarding the Civilian Control Review Board’s (CCRB) Racial Profiling and Bias-Based Policing Investigations Unit and the failures of the ...

LDF Calls on Congress to Reject Legislation Undermining D.C.’s Ability to Govern Itself

LDF and 151 national, state, and local organizations sent a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership urging them to protect the civil rights of Washington, D.C.  residents, and the ability of D.C. to self-govern, ...

LDF Commends Whistleblowers for Their Complaint About the Administration’s Decision to Abandon Housing Discrimination Enforcement and Compliance

Read a PDF of our statement here. A recent New York Times article reports that civil rights attorneys at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a whistleblower complaint stating that the ...

Legacy Civil Rights Organizations Condemn House Resolution Glorifying Charlie Kirk’s Record and Call for Meaningful Action to Address Hate

Read a PDF of our statement here. A coalition of leading civil rights organizations issued the following statement in response to recent developments, including the passage of House Resolution 719. While roundly condemning the murder ...

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