The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, a challenge to Michigan’s Proposal 2. Mark Rosenbaum, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, argued the case before ...
On Wednesday, LDF’s Criminal Justice team traveled to Cincinnati to hear Vincent Southerland argue for prisoners serving unfair sentences under the racially biased and discredited 100:1 crack/powder sentencing disparity. Listen to Vincent’s argument here. Read ...
We are thrilled to announce that Kevin Keenan will join LDF as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel after serving as the executive director of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties for eights years. ...
LDF expresses solidarity and support to students adversely affected by Parent PLUS Loan changes; offers aid to Morgan State and Howard universities LDF, in collaboration with UNCF (the United Negro College Fund), has agreed to ...
On Wednesday October 9th, Vincent Southerland, Senior Counsel in the Criminal Justice Practice, will argue a case in front of the entire Sixth Circuit calling for the Fair Sentencing Act to be applied retroactively and ...
On September 25, 2013, LDF sent a letter to Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and the thirteen members of the D.C. Council urging them to make changes to the District of Columbia’s property tax lien ...
This weekend, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) awarded Elaine Jones, LDF’s former President and Director-Counsel, with the prestigious CBC Chair’s Phoenix Award. The Phoenix Awards are presented annually at CBC’s Legislative Conference Dinner to “extraordinary individuals who, through their efforts and accomplishments, ...
