Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new proposed “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH) rule that acts upon the Fair Housing Act’s mandate to ensure fair housing for all Americans. ...
On Wednesday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the New England Innocence Project filed an amicus brief to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Commonwealth v. Dew, calling on the Court to reverse the conviction ...
Today, Wes Moore, former combat veteran, successful author, and CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, will be sworn in as the 63rd governor of Maryland. Moore becomes the state’s first Black governor and the nation’s ...
Today, as in previous eras, politicized discussions of crime ignore or distort crime data to intensify public fear, heighten racial tension, and undermine criminal justice reforms that promote long-term, sustainable public safety. At times, these ...
Three-year study shows housing discrimination evident where racism and income inequality converge Washington, D.C. — The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today released a new report, THE BAD HOUSING ...
On Wednesday, in Los Angeles, California, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released body camera footage of the fatal law enforcement tasering of Keenan Anderson, a 31-year-old Black educator and father. In response to the ...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced its opposition to Justice Hector LaSalle’s confirmation as Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, in advance of a committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning. ...
