Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | news
Last week, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC), National Women’s Law Center, Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ, National Partnership for Women and Families, The Global Black Economic Forum, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, National Center for Lesbian Rights, and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed […]
Thursday, November 17, 2022 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU of Georgia) filed an amicus brief in the Georgia state court lawsuit challenging the Georgia Secretary of State Office’s “official election bulletin” to county election officials and registrars instructing them that they are prohibited from offering in-person early voting on Saturday, November 26 […]
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | news
This Election Day—November 8, 2022—Connecticut voters have the power to make early voting possible in future elections. This question will be on the ballot: “Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting?” The undersigned civil rights and racial justice organizations encourage eligible Connecticut voters to […]
Thursday, April 9, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with The Promise of Justice Initiative, Southern Center for Human Rights, Mississippi Center for Justice, SPLC Action Fund, Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Forward Justice, ACLU of South Carolina, and Arkansas Civil Liberties Union, issued a Demand for Immediate Action for Southern government […]
Friday, June 8, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: Davis v. City of New York Civil Rights Organizations Demand Court Order Requiring NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Reforms Organizations that successfully challenged stop and frisk request reforms based on three years of community input Today, the attorneys behind three landmark class actions that challenged the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as racially […]
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | news
On November 12, the Appellate Court of Maryland dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of families with children in Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPSS) challenging the State’s chronic failure to provide sufficient funding to ensure the city’s students receive an adequate education. In a 2-1 decision, the court vacated a previous ruling by a lower […]
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | news
MEDIA CONTACT: LDF Media Office, media@naacpldf.org, 212-965-2200 ACLU Media Office, media@aclufl.org, 786-363-2737 TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 266 (SB 266) today at New College of Florida. This new law targets academic freedom in higher education by placing critical faculty decisions, including hiring and review of tenure, in the hands of political […]
Sunday, May 21, 2023 | news
Austin, Texas – The Texas House of Representatives voted today to pass Senate Bill 17 (S.B. 17), a bill that prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and policies at public colleges and universities in the state. The measure forbids faculty, students, and staff from receiving critical training and services that help to prevent potentially […]
Friday, April 21, 2023 | news
MEDIA CONTACT: LDF Media, media@naacpldf.org; ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org, (786) 363-2737; The coalition of civil rights groups is currently challenging last year’s “STOP W.O.K.E.” cnsorship law TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted yesterday to pass Senate Bill 266 (SB 266), which would enact draconian restrictions on academic freedom and chill speech on college and […]
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | news
MEDIA CONTACT: LDF Media Office, media@naacpldf.org, 212-965-2200 ACLU Media Office, media@aclufl.org, 786-363-2737 TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Legislature voted today to pass Senate Bill 266 (S.B. 266). This bill places critical faculty decisions, such as the hiring of faculty and review of tenure, in the hands of political appointees. This bill also forbids university and […]
