Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, a case that centers on President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve board. ...
Trial tainted with risk of racial prejudice and stereotyping, LDF argues The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging it to hear Wells v. Guerrero, the case of ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today celebrates the five-year anniversary of the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP), a groundbreaking initiative created to train and support the next generation of civil rights lawyers committed to advancing racial ...
Read a PDF of our statement here. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss, and celebrates the life and legacy, of Claudette Colvin, a historic pioneer in the civil rights movement. Ms. Colvin stood courageously to challenge segregation ...
Today, following an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis involving 2,000 federal agents, which an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official claimed was their largest operation “ever,” an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced a series of strategic promotions within its Department of Litigation as the organization fights to protect and expand civil rights amid unprecedented federal retrenchment. This month, the following ...
Contact: The Legal Aid Society, press@legal-aid.org Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org (NEW YORK, NY) — The Legal Aid Society, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), The Bronx Defenders, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the law firm Ballard Spahr defeated ...