Civil Rights Groups Send Letter to Congress Opposing a Bill that Would Pressure Prosecutors to Pursue More Cases with Harsher Penalties 

Today, the Legal Defense Fund and the Justice Roundtable sent a letter to U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy opposing the Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act ...

Preliminary Injunction Blocking Florida Anti-Protest Law Remains in Effect as Federal Appeals Court Seeks Guidance From Florida Supreme Court

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Appeal will be heard before the Florida Supreme Court following oral arguments at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals  Today, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals left in place an injunction against Florida’s anti-protest law, ...

LDF Secures Victory in Qualified Immunity Excessive Force Case Involving Taser and Pepper-Spray Deployment

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On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Getzen v. Long, affirming the District Court’s denial of qualified immunity and permitting David Getzen’s civil rights claims to proceed ...

Federal Court Rules South Carolina’s Congressional Map is Racially Gerrymandered

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal court today ordered South Carolina to redraw its 2021 enacted congressional map, ruling that a district anchored in Charleston County is a racial gerrymander.  The case was brought on behalf ...

LDF Sends Letter to York, South Carolina City Officials Regarding District Maps for the York City Council

Today, the Legal Defense Fund, the Western York Branch, and the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP sent a letter to the York, South Carolina Municipal Clerk Amy Craig regarding district maps for the ...

LDF Issues Statement on Sentencing of Former Police Officer Involved in Killing of Atatiana Jefferson

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Yesterday, former Texas police officer Aaron Dean was sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in prison for manslaughter in the killing of Atatiana Jefferson in October 2019. In response to this sentencing, Legal Defense ...

LDF Sends Letter Regarding the Threat of “Constitutional Sheriffs” to our Democracy to Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke

Today, LDF sent a letter outlining the growing threat of “Constitutional Sheriffs” to our multi-racial democracy to Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke. The letter builds on a previous letter LDF ...

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