Supreme Court Overturns Constitutional Right to Bodily Autonomy in Transgressive Reproductive Rights Decision

Read a PDF of our statement Here

Today, a conservative majority of the United States Supreme Court stripped the constitutional right to bodily autonomy from over a hundred million people by reversing nearly a half a century of legal precedent. In Dobbs ...

Civil Rights Groups Urge White House Officials to Secure WNBA Athlete Brittney Griner’s Freedom

On February 17, 2022, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was detained upon her arrival in Moscow. As of April 29, 2022, Griner was officially classified as a Wrongful Detention by the U.S. State Department. On Wednesday, ...

LDF Statements on Supreme Court Ruling New York State Gun Control Law Unconstitutional

Read a PDF of our statement Here

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen that a New York gun control law requiring a person to show “proper cause,” or a special need ...

LDF Commends DOJ’s New Title VI Anti-Discrimination Policies and Procedures

Read a PDF of our statement Here

Today, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new set of policies and procedures strengthening the enforcement apparatus of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits the granting of ...

South Carolina Passes New Redistricting Maps Following Civil Rights Legal Challenge

In a victory for voting rights, South Carolina has passed maps adjusting South Carolina state House district lines in some of the most historically significant areas of the state for Black voters by passing new ...

LDF Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in Maine Education Funding Case

Read a PDF of our statement Here

Today, the United States Supreme Court released its opinion in Carson v. Makin, a high-profile case with potential implications for the separation of Church and State and the right to an equal education. In a ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging Gulfport City, Mississippi Council to Adopt Fair Redistricting Plans

Today, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to the Gulfport City, Mississippi Council regarding redistricting plans and urging members to adopt Community Plan 7 or 8 presented by LDF. Gulfport’s demographics, voting patterns, the ...

Shares