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 ...
On November 12, the Appellate Court of Maryland dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of families with children in Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPSS) challenging the State’s chronic failure to provide sufficient funding to ensure ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), along with co-counsel Shania King, filed an en banc brief in Gilmore v. Milton, a case where correctional officers were granted qualified immunity following an invasive strip-search of Clarissa ...
