Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | news
Today, the New York Voting Rights Consortium, a non-partisan group of civil rights organizations, reiterated its support for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York (NYVRA). The consortium, which includes the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Center […]
Thursday, November 14, 2013 | news
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 declined to end the University’s race-conscious admissions plan and sent the case back to the lower court for further proceedings. Josh […]
Monday, May 13, 2013 | news
In an editorial, the New York Times highlighted the racism and injustice that permeate the death sentence of LDF client Duane Buck. Mr. Buck was sentence to death in a proceeding in which the jury was told he was dangerous because he was black. LDF represents Mr. Buck in his effort to obtain a […]
Thursday, January 27, 2011 | news
Fifteen years ago, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit flouted Supreme Court law when it struck down affirmative action at the University of Texas Law School. Last week, in an act of redemption, the appellate court upheld an admissions plan for undergraduates at the University of Texas at Austin that takes […]
Friday, September 6, 2013 | news
An editorial written by The New York Times this morning issues a blistering attack against the City’s practice of stop-and-arrests in public housing facilities. Recently, the Court granted class-certification in a lawsuit that LDF and co-counsel Legal Aid Society have brought on behalf of our clients who are stopped and arrested in their own homes. […]
Thursday, March 14, 2013 | news
A recent editorial spotlights how being too poor to hire a lawyer in a criminal felony case should not be a barrier to counsel; one must be provided freely by the jurisdiction as the Supreme Court ruled 50 years ago in Gideon v. Wainwright. However, jurisdistions have found ways to shirk this responsibility to the detriment of […]
Friday, April 19, 2013 | news
The Editorial board of the New York Times today highlighted the unintended consequences of placing police officers in the nation’s schools, and warned school districts that are considering adding police on school campuses to think twice before doing so. The editorial mentions a federal civil rights complaint filed by LDF and the National Center for […]
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | case-update
he Editorial board of the New York Times today highlighted the unintended consequences of placing police officers in the nation’s schools, and warned school districts that are considering adding police on school campuses to think twice before doing so. The editorial mentions a federal civil rights complaint filed by LDF and the National Center for Youth Law on behalf […]
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | news
A State Bucks the Trend on Voting Rights Until 2013, it was much easier to block discriminatory voting laws. Under the Voting Rights Act, all or parts of 16 states, most in the South, with a history of passing such laws were required to get permission from the Justice Department before making any voting changes. […]
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 | news
Pointing to a recent decision by U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, the New York Times published an editorial today calling for the City of New York to “ensure that police policies adhere to Fourth Amendment guarantees of freedom from unreasonable search and seizure” in public housing and not “belittle” the claims of LDF’s […]
