Florida Educators and Students Challenge State’s Discriminatory ‘Stop WOKE’ Act

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LDF, ACLU, ACLU Florida, Ballad Spahr represent plaintiffs Today, a group of higher education students and educators filed a lawsuit challenging Florida’s HB 7 — also known as the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and ...

LDF Applauds Victory Against Racial Discrimination in California Schools

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had reached an agreement with California’s Victor Valley Union High School District to eradicate racial discrimination in its school discipline procedures. As ...

LDF Joins Forces with Power the Polls on Renewed Campaign to Recruit Poll Workers

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In honor of National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is once again partnering with Power the Polls to recruit poll workers for the 2022 election season. In 2020, LDF joined forces ...

LDF Files Brief in Qualified Immunity Case Involving Prison Officials

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Yesterday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) submitted an appellate brief on behalf of Germaine Smart, who alleges that he was sexually assaulted in an Alabama State Prison in 2017 by a St. Clair Correctional Facility officer. In response ...

New Legal Filing Defends the Education Rights of Children in Baltimore, Calls for Maryland to Finally Realize Structural Equity in School Funding

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On Friday, August 12, 2022, to ensure the right to education is protected for all students, the Legal Defense Fund, ACLU of Maryland, and BakerHostetler filed a motion for summary judgment on behalf of children ...

Voting and Civil Rights Organizations Release New Voting Resource for People with Past Convictions

Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU Florida), the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of  Law, and the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project (ACLU) released ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging Akron, Ohio Officials to Work with the Community on Solutions to Systemic Police Violence

On August 5, 2022, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to Akron city officials including the mayor, president of the city council, and police chief urging city officials to listen to community leaders and ...

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