On Monday, Walmart announced it will roll back its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies, despite previously emphasizing the importance of these initiatives and amid an increasingly polarized racial climate. In response, Janai Nelson, ...
The Legal Defense Fund today called for the withdrawal of Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon from consideration. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement: “Linda McMahon’s views on education policy are extreme ...
The Legal Defense Fund today called for the withdrawal of Defense Secretary nominee Peter Hegseth from consideration. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement: “The Secretary of Defense oversees a Department of ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the National Urban League, represented by O’Melveny & Myers LLP, filed an amicus brief in Barnes v. Felix, encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the so-called “moment ...
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director–Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement on the announcement of Pamela “Pam” Jo Bondi to be the President-elect’s nominee for Attorney General: “Pam Bondi is an alarming pick ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), — along with the NAACP, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, National Urban League, National Coalition on Black ...
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a business meeting to discuss the Dismantle DEI Act of 2024, which was introduced by Representative Michael Cloud. Vice President-Elect JD Vance introduced an identical ...
