Thursday, August 18, 2016 | news
The Questions Raised by Gaines’ death The death of Korryn Gaines after a seven-hour standoff with Baltimore County police at her Randallstown apartment poses a real challenge to a department that has made pointed efforts during the last two years to prevent the kind of racial tension between law enforcement and the community that has […]
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | news
Today, the Bradford v. Maryland State Department of Education legal team hosted a press conference with advocates in support of a letter sent yesterday by parents of students attending public schools in Baltimore City to Governor Larry Hogan, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones. The advocates urged state leaders to act now […]
Friday, December 18, 2015 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center; Covington & Burling LLP; and the ACLU of Maryland, filed a complaint with the United States Department of Transportation on behalf of the Baltimore Regional Initiative Developing Genuine Equality, Inc. (“BRIDGE”), and African-American residents of the City of Baltimore, […]
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
While equal employment opportunity is critical for achieving economic justice, the ability to travel to and from work is just as crucial. Inadequate transportation access is a major roadblock to job access for Black Americans and one that is often caused by discriminatory government action. This is the case in the cancellation of Baltimore’s Red […]
Friday, August 24, 2012 | case-update
BALTIMORE – Today, African-American families, including current and former residents of Baltimore public housing, filed a proposed settlement in the U.S. District Court of Maryland to resolve a long-running fair housing class action. Known as Thompson v. HUD, this case seeks to eradicate the legacy of nearly a century of government-sponsored racial segregation in the Baltimore […]
Friday, August 24, 2012 | news
Agreement Will Continue Successful Baltimore Housing Mobility Program BALTIMORE – Today, African-American families, including current and former residents of Baltimore public housing, filed a proposed settlement in the U.S. District Court of Maryland to resolve a long-running fair housing class action. Known as Thompson v. HUD, this case seeks to eradicate the legacy of nearly […]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | case-update
Agreement Continues Successful Baltimore Housing Mobility Program BALTIMORE – Today, the Court approved a historic settlement to resolve a long-running class action lawsuit at a hearing in the U.S. District Court of Maryland. Known as Thompson v. HUD, this case sought to eradicate the legacy of nearly a century of government-sponsored racial segregation in the Baltimore […]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | news
Agreement Continues Successful Baltimore Housing Mobility Program BALTIMORE – Today, the Court approved a historic settlement to resolve a long-running class action lawsuit at a hearing in the U.S. District Court of Maryland. Known as Thompson v. HUD, this case sought to eradicate the legacy of nearly a century of government-sponsored racial segregation in the […]
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
In 2011, LDF began representing a group of nine African-American longshoremen, members of International Longshoremen’s Union, Local 333 who work on the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest and fastest growing ports in the country. The longshoremen filed charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that Port management discriminates in its selection […]
Thursday, April 20, 2017 | news
On April 19, 2015, Freddie Gray, a young African-American man, succumbed to spinal cord injuries he suffered while in the custody of Baltimore City police officers. His was the fifth in-custody death in Baltimore in three years, laying bare the longstanding problem of police violence against people of color in Baltimore and across the nation. […]
