Black Voters Intervene in Lawsuit to Defend Majority-Black Districts in Louisiana

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Black voters and civil rights groups moved to intervene in a new lawsuit late yesterday that would invalidate the congressional redistricting plan enacted just weeks ago. The map was drawn in ...

LDF Sends Letter Regarding Student Uniform Code to Philadelphia Private School

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to a Philadelphia private school, Cedar Grove Christian Academy, expressing concern regarding its uniform code, which expressly prohibits certain culturally significant hairstyles, like locs and afros. In the ...

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Celebrates the new Stamp Honoring the Legacy of Constance Baker Motley

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Today, the United States Postal Service unveiled its 47th Black Heritage stamp which honors the iconic life and legacy of Constance Baker Motley, the second woman lawyer at the LDF and a legal trailblazer in ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief at the Supreme Court in Support of Petitioners Regarding Fifth Circuit’s Decision to Stay the FDA’s 2016 and 2021 Actions on Mifepristone

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On Tuesday, January 30, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in support of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Danco Laboratories, in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and ...

Twelve Civil Rights Organizations Send Letter to Texas Education Agencies Calling for Proper Enforcement of CROWN Act

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Today, twelve civil rights organizations sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency (TEA)  and the Texas State Board of Education urging the agencies to issue detailed guidance to school districts concerning the implementation of ...

LDF Condemns Alabama’s First-Ever Death Penalty Execution by Nitrogen Gas

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Tonight, unless the United States Supreme Court intervenes, the state of Alabama will execute Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen gas, the first ever execution of its kind. Alabama officials will strap Mr. Smith to a ...

LDF Mourns the Loss of Dexter King Civil Rights Advocate and Son of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Legal Defense Fund extends its deepest condolences and wishes for comfort to the King Family on the passing of Dexter King. Mr. King’s commitment to preserving the legacy of his father, civil rights icon ...

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