The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Ronald J. Tabak, a dynamic attorney, criminal justice advocate, and civil rights champion who dedicated his career to exposing the injustices in capital punishment cases. In ...
UPDATE: On August 17, 2025, the Legal Defense Fund; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; the Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute; the Houston Area Urban League; Black Voters Matter; and Friendship-West Baptist Church submitted additional supplemental public ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
