LDF Applauds White House’s Pledge to Veto House Resolution of Disapproval for Washington D.C. Policing Reform Bill

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Today, a White House official stated that President Biden would veto a resolution of disapproval, voted out of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, that seeks to strike down a locally enacted police accountability measure ...

LDF Submits Recommendations to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Data Collection

On March 30, 2023, LDF submitted recommendations to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in response to Section 1 of Exec. Order 14074. The recommendations outline the kinds of data that ...

Black Voters Urge Supreme Court to Affirm Win in South Carolina Redistricting Case

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of South Carolina, and Arnold & Porter filed a motion today in the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a federal court’s ruling that South ...

LDF Mourns the Loss of Randall Robinson, Selfless and Renowned Civil Rights Advocate

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is deeply saddened by the death of Randall Robinson, a renowned and trailblazing civil rights advocate who was also a law professor and bestselling author. Robinson died at 81-years old ...

LDF Urges President Biden to Veto Resolution to Strike Down Washington D.C.’s Policing Reform Act, Expresses Disappointment at Veto of Revised Criminal Code

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Today, the leaders of the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Color of Change, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, ...

LDF Commends Connecticut Lawmakers for Advancing State Voting Rights Act

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Today, state lawmakers in Connecticut passed out of committee Senate Bill No. 1226 (“S.B. 1226”), an Act Concerning State Voting Rights in Recognition of John R. Lewis. S.B. 1226 is a comprehensive state-level Voting Rights ...

LDF Submits Testimony Urging the NYC Council Public Safety Committee to Eliminate Funding for NYPD Strategic Response Group and Invest in Communities

Today, LDF submitted written testimony urging the New York City Council Public Safety Committee to eliminate funding for the NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG) and invest funds in local communities. The Council is currently beginning ...

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