Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | case-issue
On December 13, 2018, LDF filed a lawsuit under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments challenging the at-large electoral system for the City Council of Pleasant Grove, Alabama. Under the at-large system, the whole city votes for each seat on the City Council rather than voting by district. If […]
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | news
Shelby County V. Holder: One Year Later It’s been one year since the Supreme Court ruled a key provision in the 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. In Shelby County, Alabama versus Holder the ruling says states with a history of chronic racial discrimination no longer needed to get Justice Department approval for changes to voting […]
Monday, September 20, 2021 | page
Alabama for Truth in Education Every student deserves to receive a quality education that is comprehensive and accurate — not to have their histories or heritage erased from their classrooms. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda/The Press-Enterprise via Getty Images) The right to free expression is a cornerstone of our democracy—and a fundamental aspect of our public […]
Thursday, October 7, 2021 | case-issue
Monday, July 16, 2018 | fact-sheets
Monday, July 20, 2020 | news
On Friday, July 17, 2020, Alabama’s Secretary of State announced that no-excuse absentee voting would continue through the November 3, 2020, elections. The announcement is a massive win in the fight for accessible voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary’s decision comes after the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Southern Poverty Law […]
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | news
Today, a group of Alabama students and educators in higher education filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 129 (SB129) – a censorship bill that impedes their ability to learn, teach, and engage in public university classes and programs related to diverse viewpoints and topics. These topics include certain matters concerning race, racism, sexism, homophobia, […]
Monday, July 16, 2018 | fact-sheets
Monday, November 7, 2016 | news
Predatory Lending and the Fair Housing Act Before the Supreme Court On Election Day, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a highly consequential case about lending discrimination and the subprime mortgage crisis. In this case, the City of Miami is trying to hold Wells Fargo and Bank of America accountable for well-documented deceptive, predatory […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | staff
Ajmel Quereshi serves as Senior Counsel at LDF. In that role, Ajmel maintains a diverse caseload spearheading LDF’s work in the areas of education and economic justice, among others. In 2019, Ajmel led LDF’s efforts in Bradford v. Maryland State Board of Education, a case on behalf of a class of school children in Baltimore […]
