Friday, June 9, 2017 | news
More than 20 years later, I remain of the view that the report’s findings, including on the importance of ensuring diversity through electoral subdistricts, continues to resonate today. For example, in Terrebonne Parish, a federal lawsuit seeks to create a majority-black subdistrict to elect one judge of the 32nd Judicial District Court, the state court […]
Saturday, February 11, 2017 | news
In 1953, I integrated Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. My admission, as the first black student on a campus today serving more than 30,000 students, was possible after my father and namesake, civil rights attorney A.P. Tureaud Sr., successfully challenged LSU’s discriminatory admissions policies. That lawsuit and more filed by my father, alongside Thurgood […]
Friday, April 26, 2019 | ldf-events
Next week, LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill will be speaking at the Summit for Civil Rights at Rutgers University Labor Education Center in New Brunswick, NJ on May 2nd and 3rd. The summit’s goal is to “provide both political and scholarly support for a reinvigorated Civil Rights movement and progressive policy agenda embraced by a multiracial […]
Thursday, August 19, 2021 | page
The March on Washington songs Speeches The Road to Washington On August 28 1963, a quarter of a million people rallied in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections. Civil rights […]
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 | page
We will respond to you if we may be able to assist you. The Legal Defense Fund’s work is focused on cases involving issues of racial justice. This focus is designed to ensure the broadest impact from our work and to fulfill our mission. With the exception of our capital defense representation, we typically handle […]
Thursday, January 29, 2026 | case-issue
Economic Justice Texas’ Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program, Explained A program designed to address discrimination and promote equity for small businesses has been halted. Here’s what you need to know. Download the PDF Texas HUB Program FAQ What Is the Texas HUB Program? The Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program is a Texas state […]
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | page
Texas Voting Rights Under Attack Texas Voting Rights Under Attack What You Need to Know During the 2023 legislative session, the Texas Legislature advanced a slate of harmful voting bills that create new, unnecessary crimes and penalties, and could chill political participation in the state. SB 2, SB 220, SB 1933, HB 1243, SB […]
Thursday, August 23, 2012 | news
(Washington, D.C.) The weeklong trial before a three-judge federal court begins Monday, July 9th in Texas v. Holder, a case involving Texas’ proposed photo identification law. The trial begins at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 (4th Floor) at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. In […]
Monday, July 9, 2012 | case-update
(Washington, D.C.) The weeklong trial before a three-judge federal court begins Monday, July 9th in Texas v. Holder, a case involving Texas’ proposed photo identification law. The trial begins at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 (4th Floor) at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. In the lawsuit, Texas […]
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
The State of Texas filed Texas v. Holder in federal court in Washington, D.C. under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, seeking approval of its proposed restrictive voter ID law, or, in the alternative, to declare Section 5 unconstitutional. The Department of Justice has already rejected implementation of the law after finding that it […]
