On June 4, 2025, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter urging Texas Governor Abbott to veto Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 37, two restrictive bills in K-12 and higher education recently passed ...
Today, the House of Representatives’ Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing that purported to investigate the use of federal funds by nonprofit organizations. In reality, it was a politically ...
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Associate Director-Counsel Todd A. Cox issued the following statement in response to the terror attack yesterday in Boulder targeted against members of the Jewish community. “We are heartbroken, outraged, and shaken ...
Today, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness month, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and Bazelon Center for Mental Health Lawreleased two toolkits designed to aid advocates and legislators in advancing strategies to prevent police violence ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Charles “Charlie” B. Rangel, former U.S. Representative and congressman for New York City’s 13th Congressional district representing Harlem and its neighboring communities. A Harlem native, army ...
Today marks 5 years since former police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man in broad daylight in Minneapolis. Chauvin is currently serving a sentence of 22.5 years following criminal convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 242 for willfully ...
Today, LDF sent a letter to the New York City Council Committee on Finance, Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction, and Committee on Health urging to Council to prioritize funding for community-based responders for ...
