The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is deeply saddened by the death of Harry Belafonte, a legendary social activist, artist, and actor. Belafonte died at 96 years old on April 25, 2023 in his Manhattan, New ...
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) proudly endorses New York State Senate Bill S182, championed by Senator Robert Jackson, and Assembly bill A710, championed by Assemblymember Pamela Hunter. These bills would end qualified immunity in the ...
Contact: Cliff Johnson Phone: 662-915-6863 Email: cliff.johnson@macarthurjustice.org Contact: Mandesha Thornton Phone: 601-352-2269 ext. 147 Email: mthornton@mscenterforjustice.org Contact: Ella Wiley Email: media@naacpldf.org Contact: Neely Mullen Phone: 601-354-3408 Email: comms@aclu-ms.org Lawsuit Says Circuit Judges Must ...
Groups Challenge Portion of Anti-Voter Law that Blocks Georgians from Providing Food and Water to Voters Waiting in Long Lines at Polls ATLANTA — Voting rights organizations filed an emergency preliminary injunction motion today to ...
MEDIA CONTACT: LDF Media, media@naacpldf.org; ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org, (786) 363-2737; The coalition of civil rights groups is currently challenging last year’s “STOP W.O.K.E.” cnsorship law TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted yesterday to ...
On Thursday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its guidance for state and local courts and juvenile justice agencies regarding the imposition and enforcement of fines and fees against youth and adults. The ...
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.J. Res. 42, a resolution of disapproval aiming to strike down Washington D.C.’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (CPJRAA), a police accountability ...
