LDF Condemns Terroristic Threats of Racialized Violence Against Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) unequivocally condemns the series of terroristic threats made against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this week. These threats prompted lockdowns, class cancellations, and widespread fear at institutions including Hampton ...

LDF Condemns the Fatal Shooting of Charlie Kirk

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Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement in response to the fatal shooting of self-described right-wing activist and media personality Charlie Kirk: “Today’s fatal attack on Charlie Kirk is ...

LDF Condemns Supreme Court Decision Permitting Continuation of Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court’s order that barred the government from indiscriminately profiling people while enforcing immigration laws in Los Angeles and surrounding counties. The ...

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to South Carolina’s Curriculum Censorship Law, Budget Proviso 1.79

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Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina dismissed a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s discriminatory censorship law, Budget Proviso 1.79, in the state’s K-12 public schools. The decision is a disappointing outcome ...

LDF Strongly Opposes Consideration of Sen. Brandon Creighton for Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System 

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) expressed its strong opposition to the impending appointment of Texas Senator Brandon Creighton to Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. Sen. Creighton’s long record of harmful legislation is ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Urging First Circuit to Block Trump Executive Order

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Yesterday, the nation’s first and oldest union to represent civil service federal employees — the National Federation of Federal Employees-International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO (NFFE) — filed an amicus brief, represented by ...

LDF Mourns the Loss of Edward Still, Legendary Champion for Voting Rights

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Edward Still, an attorney whose legal advocacy in voting rights and redistricting transformed democracy in Alabama and across the nation. Over the course of his illustrious ...

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