LDF Issues Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on the historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Despite her exemplary record, the Committee vote fell along party lines resulting ...

Supreme Court Recognizes Malicious Prosecution Claims Under Fourth Amendment in Case Involving NYPD

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in favor of individuals subject to unreasonable seizures by law enforcement officials in Thompson v. Clark. In its decision, the court recognized a claim for malicious ...

Federal Court Allows Fairfax County School District’s Race-Neutral Admissions Policy to Continue for Fall 2022 Applicants

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Contacts: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Juan Martinez, media@naacpldf.org,212-965-2200 Asian Americans Advancing Justice|AAJC Michelle Boykins, mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.org, 202-604-1760 Vivin Qiang, vqiang@advancingjustice-aajc.org, 202-780-9327 LatinoJustice PRLDEF Sarai Bejarano, sbejarano@latinojustice.org, 212-739-7581 Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth ...

Current and Former LDF President and Directors-Counsel Issue Joint Statement Calling for the Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court

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On Monday, April 4, the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Associate Justice ...

LDF Sends Letter to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of the Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Serve on the Supreme Court

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to serve as Associate Justice on the U.S. ...

Florida Voters Win Case Challenging Suppressive Voting Law as Judge Rules S.B. 90 Violates Voting Rights Act and U.S. Constitution

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Today, a federal judge struck down Florida’s suppressive voting law, S.B. 90, ruling that it violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States ...

LDF Sends Letter to the Tennessee Comptroller Regarding the State’s Decision to Take Over Financial Control of Mason, TN

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury regarding the State of Tennessee’s planned takeover of the town of Mason, a small, majority-Black town 40 miles from ...

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