Civil Rights Groups Send Letter to U.S. Senate Leaders Opposing Efforts to Obstruct D.C.’s Revised Criminal Code Act

A coalition of civil rights groups sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing opposition to efforts to obstruct the District of Columbia’s Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA). ...

LDF Submits Comments on National Accreditation Standards for Law Enforcement

LDF submitted comments on the National Accreditation Standards on February 17, 2023, to the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The comments are in response to Section 19(c) of Exec. Order ...

LDF Issues Response to Texas Governor’s State of the State Address 

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Last night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott delivered his biennial State of the State address in which the Governor vowed to reform public education in a manner consistent with the ongoing campaign against the truthful teaching ...

LDF Commends Biden Administration on Executive Order Strengthening Racial Equity

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Today, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order to “Strengthen Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Across the Federal Government,” building upon the E.O. he signed on his first day in office. It adds ...

LDF Submits Testimony Asking Connecticut General Assembly to Allocate Funding for the Connecticut Voting Rights Act

LDF submitted testimony to Connecticut General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee in advance of today’s public hearing to encourage the General Government A Subcommittee to allocate $1.95 million to the Secretary of the State (“SOTS”) for the ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation to Take Action to Reduce Police Violence in Traffic Encounters 

Today, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg regarding federal solutions to reduce police violence in traffic encounters. LDF’s letter supports the demands of Memphis ...

LDF Releases Framework for Public Safety to Build Safe and Sustainable Communities Free from Police Violence

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) released a Framework for Public Safety calling on federal, state, and local officials to act swiftly on interventions that will build safe and sustainable communities free from police violence. ...

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