Plaintiffs Celebrate Victory In Challenge To Mississippi H.B. 1020

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JACKSON, Miss. – The three Jackson, Mississippi residents who sued to block judicial appointments to the Hinds County Circuit Court and the creation of a new Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) court in Jackson, say ...

LDF Applauds Reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA)

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Nation’s Oldest Civil Rights Legal Organization Says Federal Legislation to Protect Voters is Urgently Needed  Today, long-time lead sponsor Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) in the United States House ...

LDF Mourns Loss of J. Gerald ‘Gerry’ Hebert

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is saddened by the loss of J. Gerald ‘Gerry’ Hebert, a longtime civil rights lawyer, former Executive Director and Director at the Campaign Legal Center, and a stalwart voting rights ...

LDF Joins as Co-Counsel, Files Proposed Amended Complaint in Lawsuit Challenging Racial Discrimination in Newbern, Alabama’s Electoral Practices

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Media Contacts Legal Defense Fund (LDF) – media@naacpldf.org / 212-965-2200 Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davis, & Rouco LLP – rrouco@qcwdr.com / 205-918-7430   [Newbern, Alabama]—Today, the Legal Defense Fund joined as co-counsel and filed a proposed ...

Federal Court in Texas Hears Lawsuit Challenging S.B. 1, State Law Targeting Voting Rights

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Media Contacts Ella Wiley, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) – media@naacpldf.org/212-965-2200 Brad Wise, NewsPros – Reed Smith LLP – brad@newspros.com/925-588-4744 Linda Yun, ArentFox Schiff – linda.yun@afslaw.com/312-258-4504 Jackie Dilworth, The Arc – dilworth@thearc.org /202-617-3271 Kerry-Ann Hamilton, Delta ...

Federal Court Rejects Latest Alabama Congressional Map

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2023 CONTACT: Phoebe Plagens, LDF, pplagens@naacpldf.org Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org Jose Vazquez, ACLU of Alabama, jvazquez@aclualabama.org Court orders special master to redraw map to ensure Black voters have ...

Legal Defense Fund Decries Racist Killings in Jacksonville, Florida and the State’s Anti-Black Policies; Calls on Federal Authorities to Intervene

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On Saturday, a white supremacist shot and killed three Black people in a targeted attack at a store in Jacksonville, Florida, before killing himself. Law enforcement officials said the assailant “hated Black people” and used ...

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