Judge Shira Scheindlin was asked by the Bloomberg administration to ‘recuse herself’ from a class-action suit involving NYPD stops for trespassing in city housing projects. In a prior class-action suit on an NYPD practice, Scheindlin ...
On the heels of Target’s recent decision to “ban the box” and thus eliminate the question on employment applications that asks job seekers whether they have a criminal record, Johnathan Smith, Assistant Counsel of the ...
The New York Times reported today on LDF’s arguments in the Fisher vs. University of Texas case on remand to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals following the Supreme Court’s decision this past June in which it ...
Sherrilyn Ifill Selected Among Top Leaders of Color and Women Leaders Among Legal Services, including Private, Public and & Governmental Sectors LDF announced that Sherrilyn Ifill has been recognized by the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) as one ...
Today, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitutional, Civil Rights, and Human Rights heard tesimony on “‘Stand Your Ground'” Laws: Civil Rights and Public Safety Implications of the Expanded Use of Deadly Force.” ...
Veronica Joice wrote a critical and timely op-ed exposing the failure of local governments to address the needs of individuals and families with no real safety net — low-income renters. The shortfalls she identifies emphasize ...
WASHINGTON – Just as a cloture petition was filed in the Senate for Congressman Mel Watt’s nomination to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), civil and human rights groups are ...
