Today, the Legal Defense Fund’s (LDF) Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) launched its Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Research Paper series in the form of an eJournal – the Thurgood Marshall Institute Social Science Review (TMISSR). ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the Southern Center for Human Rights, and the Center for Constitutional Rights—leaders of civil rights organizations that are based or have offices in Atlanta and have a long history ...
Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Richard Durbin and Senator Raphael Warnock reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) in the United States Senate. The legislation will protect voters from discrimination and strengthen ...
Today, LDF filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in Petteway v. Galveston County, a case before the en banc Fifth Circuit that concerns the viability of coalition claims under the Voting Rights Act ...
Today, LDF sent a letter to the Cheektowaga, New York Town Board to address an exploratory proceeding concerning an alleged violation of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York (NYVRA) initiated by ...
CONTACT: Michelle Boykins mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.org 202-296-2300, ext. 0144 LDF media@naacpldf.org LatinoJustice PRLDEF media@latinojustice.org Civil Rights Groups Applaud SCOTUS’ Decision As A Win for Equal Access for Students of Color Facing Unfair Barriers to Elective Public Resources ...
Washington, DC – Today, in response to ongoing attacks on efforts to address racial inequality, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced the launch of its Equal Protection Initiative (EPI), an interdisciplinary project to protect and ...
