Civil Rights Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging Racially Discriminatory Electoral Map in DeSoto County, Mississippi

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Media:          Legal Defense Fund (LDF): media@naacpldf.org ACLU-MS: comms@aclu-ms.org Harvard Election Law Clinic: elc@law.harvard.edu Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU-MS) and Harvard Election Law Clinic filed a lawsuit on ...

LDF Mourns the Loss of James Earl Jones, Legendary and Groundbreaking Actor

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is deeply saddened by the death of James Earl Jones, a legendary actor whose powerful performances captivated audiences for nearly seven decades. Mr. Jones passed away at 93 years old ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Supporting Access to Public Library Books about Race and Gender

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), and Texas Appleseed filed an amicus brief in Little v. Llano County, a case that challenges the censorship ...

US Department of Justice Issues Voter Registration Guidance in a Big Win for Voters

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released new guidance in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) that addresses limits on how and when voters may be removed ...

LDF Responds to the Dissolution of the Historic Chisom Consent Decree for Louisiana Supreme Court

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On August 29, a majority of the en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision that allows the state of Louisiana to end the landmark Chisom consent ...

Civil Rights Organizations Condemn NYPD’s Violations of Court-Ordered Reforms Following Independent Monitor’s Latest Report

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Media Contact: LDF Media Office, media@naacpldf.org Audrey Martin, AMartin@legal-aid.org, 774-266-5233 (NEW YORK, NY) – Last night, the Independent Federal Monitor (Monitor) of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) released a report finding that the ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Defending Access to Critical Health Care Services for Transgender Youth

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), alongside co-counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, filed an amicus brief in United States v. Skrmetti – a case challenging a Tennessee law that bans medically necessary gender-affirming health ...

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