On May 2, President Donald Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 “skinny” budget proposal, which outlines some of his funding priorities. The president has proposed approximately $163 billion — more than 20% — in ...
Last week, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) submitted public comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging the agency to reverse course on its new rule that seeks to weaken state ...
The organizations are considering all available options to continue pursuing their claims in court. Washington, DC – Today, a federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction in National Urban League v. Trump, a lawsuit ...
Yesterday, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services advanced a bill meant to further the Trump administration’s harmful policy priorities by shrinking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding, which comes directly from the Federal ...
(NEW YORK, NY) – Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), The Legal Aid Society, The Bronx Defenders, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the law firm Ballard Spahr filed a putative class-action complaint against the City of New ...
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order that, without cause or justification, aims to expand aggressive law enforcement practices that will increase criminalization, funnel federal resources—including military and national security assets—to local law enforcement agencies, ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, a coalition of leading civil rights groups announced they have signed onto an affirmation in defense of Black history, texts and art, as the Trump administration continues to attack the critical civic ...
