LDF and SPLC File Amicus Brief in Support of Challenge to Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Law, HB 1775

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed an amicus brief in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants challenge to Oklahoma’s HB 1775, a law ...

LDF Denounces Decision to Indefinitely Extend Enhanced Federal Law Enforcement Presence in Washington, D.C.

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Yesterday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order that indefinitely extends cooperation between the District of Columbia and a number of federal law enforcement agencies to continue their enhanced law enforcement efforts in ...

LDF Reflects on Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Highlights Continued Need for Disaster Resilience Investments for Black Communities

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Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall and devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States. Over 1,000 people lost their lives during Hurricane Katrina, and nearly 1.5 million were displaced. In New Orleans, where ...

LDF Denounces Trump’s Attempt to Fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

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Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson issued the below statement in response to President Trump’s announcement last night that he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Cook is the first ...

LDF Denounces Passage of Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map

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Today, the Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map that further weakens electoral opportunities for Black Texans and other voters of color in the state. The Legislature forced this map through a rushed and non-transparent ...

LDF Submits Third Supplemental Testimony Strongly Opposing Texas’ Mid-Decade Redistricting

 Today, the Legal Defense Fund (“LDF”), Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute (“BJLI”), Houston Area Urban League (“HAUL”), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, (the “Deltas”), Black Voters Matter, and Friendship-West Baptist Church submitted a third piece of ...

LDF Urges Governors to Reverse Decision to Deploy National Guard Troops to Washington, DC 

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 Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent letters to the governors of Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ohio, West Virginia, and South Carolina, in response to reports that they are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., ...

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