LDF Mourns the Loss of James Ferguson, Beloved Civil Rights Champion

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of James “Fergie” Ferguson II, a beloved civil rights champion and steadfast advocate whose extraordinary legal advocacy reshaped the fight for racial justice in North Carolina and ...

LDF Condemns Justice Department’s Recommendation to Sentence Officer for One Day for Breonna Taylor Killing

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The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has recommended that former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison serve just one day in prison after a federal jury convicted him of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights by ...

LDF Commemorates the John Lewis Day of Action and Urges Lawmakers to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Read a PDF of our statement here.  Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) honors the tremendous legacy of celebrated civil rights leader and former Georgia Congressman John Lewis. July 17 marks the fifth anniversary of ...

LDF Secures Victory in Qualified Immunity Case Involving Invasive Strip Search of Prison Visitor

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision en banc in Gilmore v. Georgia Department of Corrections, reversing a judgment of qualified immunity and allowing plaintiff Clarissa Gilmore’s claims to go to trial. The Legal ...

Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class Protecting All Impacted Babies

Read a PDF of our statement here.  CONCORD, N.H. — A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship and certified a nationwide class that protects the citizenship rights ...

LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for the County Commission in Fayette County, Tennessee to Draw a New, Fairer Electoral Map

Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, after succeeding in convincing county lawmakers to pass a new map that provides fair representation to Black voters, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) declared victory and voluntarily ...

LDF Condemns Congress’ Passage of Cruel and Destructive Reconciliation Bill

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Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson issued the following statement on Congress’ passage of the reconciliation bill, H.R. 1: “Congress has just passed one of the most destructive and unjust pieces ...

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