LDF Comments on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America

On October 1, 2024, LDF sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin regarding the hearing “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America” held on September 17, ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging Atlanta City Council to Fund Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to the Atlanta City Council expressing support for Atlanta’s Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative (PAD), which provides critical services for Atlanta’s most vulnerable residents—important services that are ...

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of SB1 for Disabled, Blind, and Low Literacy Voters

Washington, D.C. — In a victory for voting accessibility across Alabama, the Alabama NAACP (AL NAACP), Greater Birmingham Ministries (GBM), the League of Women Voters of Alabama (LWVAL), and the Alabama Disability Advocates Program (ADAP) ...

LDF Issues Open Letter to Colleges and Universities Urging Them to Avoid Calling Law Enforcement in Response to Peaceful Protests

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) issued an open letter to college and university administrators sharing a recent research report from LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI): Police and Protests: The Inequity of Police Responses to Racial ...

Federal Appeals Court Allows NYC High School Admissions Case to Proceed; No Court Ruling Today on Substance of Alleged Racial Discrimination

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NEW YORK – Today, a federal appeals court issued a decision in a lawsuit aiming to halt New York City’s attempts to make admissions to its selective public high schools fairer and more inclusive for ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Urging United States Supreme Court to Halt Execution of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams

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Tonight, Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams is scheduled to be executed by the State of Missouri, unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes. There is compelling evidence that Mr. Williams is innocent of the crime of which he ...

Civil Rights Organizations Issue Response to Independent Monitor’s Latest Report Regarding NYPD’s Discipline Process for Officer Misconduct

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(NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, a federal district court  publicly filed a 503-page report by a retired judge, who has been working with the court-appointed Independent Monitor overseeing the reform of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk and ...

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