Yesterday, Sangamon County released details of four 911 calls made by Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, in the 48 hours prior to her fatal shooting by Sean Grayson, who was then a Deputy Sheriff ...
Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the distribution of $2 billion in financial assistance to over 43,000 farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who previously experienced discrimination when applying to USDA farm loan ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Black voters asked the Supreme Court to take up a case to determine whether Louisiana will maintain the map enacted by the state legislature this year, which includes two majority-Black districts, ...
President Joseph Biden has proposed a series of reforms to increase ethics, accountability, and public trust in the Supreme Court of the United States. His proposal follows recommendations made by the Presidential Commission on the ...
NEW YORK, NY and WASHINGTON, DC – A group of civil and workers’ rights organizations have filed an amicus brief in Minnesota Telecom Alliance v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a case currently before the 8th ...
On June 18, 2024, the Legal Defense Fund and its co-counsel Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davis, & Rouco LLP, on behalf of their clients Newbern Mayor Patrick Braxton and residents James Ballard, Barbara Patrick, Wanda Scott, ...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks on LDF’s panel on the state of voting rights at the 2023 Selma Jubilee Weekend in Selma, Alabama on Mar. 4, 2023. (Photo by Melissa Golden for LDF) LDF Tribute ...
