LDF Pushes for Fair Method of Electing Judges in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) urged the Louisiana State Legislature to adopt House Bill 582 which would provide all voters an equal opportunity to elect judges of their choice by ...

Broad Coalition Urges Justice Department to Reject Discriminatory Louisiana Redistricting Plan

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the National Urban League, and the NAACP State Conference of Louisiana issued a joint letter urging the Attorney General to ...

Civil Rights Organizations File Motion to Defend Law Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering

Voters and Community Groups Intervening in Suit to Ensure that All New Yorkers Are Equally Represented in State and Local Legislatures Albany, NY – Today, top civil rights organizations filed a motion in New York ...

Legislative Black Caucus challenges Louisiana House redistricting plan

Source: nola.com

The Legislative Black Caucus and three civil rights organizations Friday called on the U.S. Justice Department to reject the House redistricting plan drawn at a recent special session of the Louisiana Legislature. Joining the caucus ...

Broad Coalition Urges Justice Department to Reject Discriminatory Louisiana Redistricting Plan

[New York]–Today, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the National Urban League, and the NAACP State Conference of Louisiana issued a joint letter urging the Attorney General ...

Court of Appeals Victory in Chicago Firefighter Discrimination Case

(New York, New York) – This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of a class of over 6,000 qualified African-American firefighter applicants who were unfairly denied the opportunity ...

Fight for Justice Continues for NYC Public School Custodians

Appellate Court mandates further scrutiny of discrimination remedies for African-American and Hispanic school custodians in New York (New York, NY) Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an order requiring a ...

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