Read a full PDF of the statement here. Immigrants rights’ advocates today filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The lawsuit is in response to today’s Supreme ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order to reargue the case of Louisiana v. Callais and will issue an order scheduling the argument and specifying any additional questions that will need ...
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in three consolidated cases — Trump v. CASA, Trump v. Washington, and Trump v. New Jersey — determining whether lower court judges can issue universal injunctions to ...
Today, LDF sent a letter to Senate and Congressional leaders, opposing the Senate amendment to H.R.1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act. The organizations also urged the Senate to reject both the procedurally impermissible provisions included ...
Twelve years ago, on June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Shelby County v. Holder that severely weakened a crucial section of the Voting Rights Act. By declaring the preclearance ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) tapped two leading civil rights attorneys to direct the organization’s robust and expanding litigation practice as threats to the civil and human rights of Black people and other marginalized ...
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bills 12 and 37 (SB 12 and SB 37), which are two bills that significantly risk censorship and restrictions of accurate and inclusive ...
