Media Contacts: Troi Barnes, media@naacpldf.org Alejandra Lopez, The Legal Aid Society, ailopez@legal-aid.org Alora Sherbert, Queens Defenders, press@queensdefenders.org ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** (New York, NY) – Today, multiple organizations and advocates convened a press conference and ...
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a sharply-divided decision stating that Nasdaq could not enforce a rule meant to increase transparency concerning the representation of people of color, women, and ...
Today, President Biden granted commutations to nearly 1,500 people serving the remainder of their sentences in home confinement under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act was enacted in March ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today denounced the nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to serve as the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement: ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) joined partners across the civil and human rights movement to call on President Biden to use his remaining time in office to commute the sentences of all 40 individuals ...
Today, a federal court issued a ruling upholding the U.S. Naval Academy’s limited consideration of race in admissions, concluding that the program is constitutional because it is narrowly tailored to meet mission-critical national security interests. ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today commends the Department of Justice (DOJ) for concluding its investigation under 34 U.S.C. § 12601 regarding whether the Memphis Police Department had committed a pattern or practice of conduct ...
