Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | news
Zachary Roth, Supreme Court approves Texas voter ID law, MSNBC (Oct 18, 2014) Greg Stohr, Texas Voter-ID Law Allowed by U.S. Supreme Court, Bloomberg (Oct 18, 2014) J. Christian Adams, One Last Hurrah for Texas Voter ID, PJ Media (Oct 18, 2014) Curtis Skinner, Supreme Court denies request to block Texas voter ID law, Reuters […]
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | news
Lauren McCauley, Detroiters Vow Resistance After Judge Rules There is No Human Right to Water, Common Dreams (Sep 30, 2014) James Turnage, No Water for You, Public State (Sep 30, 2014) Matt Helms and Joe Guillen, Judge says no to Detroit water shutoff moratorium, Detroit Free Press (Sep 29 2014) Detroit Residents Without Water, Experts […]
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 | news
Molly Knefel, Why Are Police Using Military-Grade Weapons in High Schools?, Rolling Stone (Oct 8, 2014) Windsor Genova, L.A. schools police to return grenade, launchers, keep armored car and M-16s, Local News FortWorth (Oct 1, 2014) Evie Blad, Military Surplus Program Provides Weapons to School Police, Education Week (Sep 30, 2014) AHN, L.A. schools police […]
Thursday, August 14, 2014 | news
In multiple appearances on national media over the past few days, LDF leaders continue to press for action and answers on the police shooting of Michael Brown, and on the larger issue of overly militarized police forces that acculturate officers to devalue and dehumanize people and communities of color. Meaghan Ellis, Ferguson Case To Be Reopened? […]
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 | news
Media outlets around the country are taking note of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and LDF report, Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls: A Call to Action for Educational Equity, which outlines what are sometimes insurmountable barriers to staying in school and how poor educational outcomes result in limited job opportunities, lower lifetime earnings, and increased risk […]
Friday, August 14, 2015 | news
This week, Texas Appleseed, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and other Texas-based organizations sent a letter to the McKinney Independent School District (ISD) asking that it implement training for the McKinney Police Department officers who work in its schools. This is the same police department where former officer Eric Casebolt, who has since resigned, was videotaped using excessive force […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | case-issue
Case: Voting Rights and Redistricting McClure, Et Al. V. Jefferson County Commission Challenging Racial Gerrymandering in Jefferson County, Alabama Filed: April 2023Decision Issued: Sept. 16, 2025 McClure v. Jefferson County Commission was a lawsuit filed by LDF challenging the Jefferson County Commission’s 2021 redistricting plan as a racial gerrymander. The lawsuit was filed in April […]
Thursday, December 12, 2024 | case-issue
McClure v. Jefferson County Commission and Racial Gerrymandering FAQ Power is on the line in Jefferson County, Alabama The McClure v. Jefferson County Commission case challenged the Jefferson County Alabama Commission redistricting plan as a racial gerrymander. Every day the commission makes important decisions about our healthcare, housing, and funding for important county resources. LDF […]
Monday, January 13, 2020 | staff
Friday, September 18, 2020 | news
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued in Commonwealth v. Evelyn recognizing that an individual’s age should be considered when determining whether they feel free to leave an encounter with police. The court declined to make a similar categorical rule about whether race should be considered, though race may be considered in some circumstances. The […]
