LDF President and Directors-Counsel Mourn the Passing of Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts

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“You don’t judge a man by his stumble, you judge him by his stride.” – Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the passing of Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, ...

LDF and Partners Urge Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to Condemn Voter Intimidation

Today, LDF, NAACP Florida State Conference, Common Cause Florida, All Voting is Local Florida, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Faith in Public Life, Demos, Southern Poverty Law Center, The League of Women Voters of Florida, Equal Ground, Lawyers’ ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief in Critical Moore v. Harper Redistricting Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Moore v. Harper, the North Carolina redistricting case regarding the so-called “independent state legislature” theory that will be argued before the United States Supreme ...

Civil Rights Organizations Encourage Connecticut Voters to Say Yes to Early Voting

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This Election Day—November 8, 2022—Connecticut voters have the power to make early voting possible in future elections. This question will be on the ballot: “Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the ...

Civil Rights Leaders Detail Stakes for Diversity in Higher Education, SCOTUS Challenges to Affirmative Action

WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference Education Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) held a press briefing today to discuss the threats ...

LDF Sends Letters Urging South Carolina Counties to Open More Early Voting Centers

LDF sent letters to election officials in Berkeley County, Marion County, Florence County, and Orangeburg County South Carolina urging them to designate additional early voting centers for the November 2022 election, and to do so ...

LDF Files Brief Opposing Louisiana Attorney General’s Effort to Dissolve Historic Voting Consent Decree

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed a brief on behalf of Ronald Chisom, Marie Bookman, and the Urban League of Louisiana supporting a 1992 consent decree in the landmark Chisom litigation meant to ensure ...

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