Civil Rights Leaders Detail Stakes for Diversity in Higher Education, SCOTUS Challenges to Affirmative Action

WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference Education Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) held a press briefing today to discuss the threats ...

LDF Sends Letters Urging South Carolina Counties to Open More Early Voting Centers

LDF sent letters to election officials in Berkeley County, Marion County, Florence County, and Orangeburg County South Carolina urging them to designate additional early voting centers for the November 2022 election, and to do so ...

LDF Files Brief Opposing Louisiana Attorney General’s Effort to Dissolve Historic Voting Consent Decree

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed a brief on behalf of Ronald Chisom, Marie Bookman, and the Urban League of Louisiana supporting a 1992 consent decree in the landmark Chisom litigation meant to ensure ...

Voting and Civil Rights Groups Condemn Arrests of Floridians Captured on Video

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CONTACT Legal Defense Fund: Ella Wiley, media@naacpldf.org, 925-819-0555 Brennan Center: Kendall Karson, karsonk@brennan.law.nyu.edu, 646-925-8746 ACLU of Florida: media@aclufl.org, 786-363-2737 ACLU National: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org, 347-514-3984 TAMPA, Fla. – Police body camera footage obtained earlier this ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging Beaufort County, South Carolina to Open Additional Early Voting Sites Accessible to Black Voters 

Today, LDF sent a letter urging Beaufort County, South Carolina officials additional early voting centers for the November 2022 election in Beaufort County, and to do so in locations that are more accessible for Black ...

Civil Rights Groups Send Letter Regarding Poll Closures to Mississippi Secretary of State

Today, the Legal Defense Fund and partner civil rights organizations sent a letter to Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson regarding polling site changes and voter notification. This is the second letter sent to Secretary ...

Coalition Sends Letter Urging Social Media Platforms to Prevent Online Election Disinformation

Today, LDF and a coalition of civil rights, public interest, voting rights, and other organizations, sent a letter urging social media companies to take immediate steps to curb the spread of voting disinformation in the ...

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