🚨 BREAKING: Tarrant County, TX is trying to eliminate HALF of their polling locations ahead of the midterm elections. This isn't about budget constraints, this is about denying Black voters and voters of color equal access to the polls! But that won't happen on our watch.

🚨 The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move Todd Blanche’s nomination as U.S. Attorney General forward. Todd Blanche is unfit for Attorney General. Our Justice Dept. needs a leader who will uphold the law, not play into the admin's agenda. We urge the full Senate to block this nomination.

Confirming Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General Moving would be a slap in the face to the American people. Todd Blanche is a self-proclaimed puppet of the Trump administration, not the protector of our laws that the Justice Department needs. Say NO to his confirmation now: 202-224-3121!

🚨 A federal court in Jackson, Mississippi ruled to let Rankin County School District leave Black students behind in a school system filled with racial disparities. Black students deserve to receive an equal education, and we will continue to fight for them until they have it. https://bit.ly/4xDja27

LDF Condemns Decision Granting Rankin County School District Full Unitary Status

Read a full PDF of our statement here.  Last week, a federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, ended court oversight over Rankin County School District (RCSD), ruling that the district had fully desegreg...

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Black Fact of the Week: The 15th Amendment banned denying Black men the right to vote because of race in 1870. But states created new barriers to block Black voters. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped dismantle many of those barriers, but the fight to protect voting rights continues today.

Not Blanche! Not now, not later! Call you senators and tell them to vote NO on the confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General: (202) 224-3121. Read LDF's opposition report: https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/Todd-Blanche-Background-Report-7.14.2026-2.pdf

Not Todd Blanche, not now, not ever! Keep calling your senators to oppose his confirmation: (202) 224-3121.

🚨BREAKING: Alabama voters, your new congressional map, requires Congressional Districts 1, 2, 6, and 7 to head back to the polls for the Special Primary Election on August 11. Check your district, make a plan, and make sure your voice is heard. Visit LDF.Vote today!

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Make sure you're ready to cast your ballot in the upcoming elections!

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From the SAVE America Act to Trump restricting mail-in voting, corrupt government officials are going all out to rig elections during pivotal midterms. @janainelson.bsky.social, the President & Director-Counsel of LDF joins us at @legalafmtn.bsky.social & urges voters to push back.

Daily reminder: The Senate must vote no on Todd Blanche!

🚨 The U.S. Dept. of Education wants to dismantle the Equity Assistance Center (EAC) Program, a program that has helped desegregate schools & make the promise of Brown v. Board a reality. We urge the Department to support EAC in building an equitable public education system. https://bit.ly/4x3g3js

LDF Urges Education Department to Abandon Rule Eliminating Crucial Regulations for Equity Assistance Centers

On July 24, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Education in strong opposition to a newly proposed rule to rescind the Equity Assistance Center (EAC) Prog...

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🚨 BREAKING: Last night, Florida made history for all the wrong reasons. The state executed James Duckett, and Dominick Occhicone, on the same day. This is the state’s first double execution day in over 60 years. The only way to prevent these horrors from continuing is by ending the death penalty.

Ahead of the first interim hearing of the Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education today, LDF joined a group of current students, educators, and advocates to share concerns about the state’s reign of terror over Texas public colleges and universities. https://bit.ly/4pJtv9L

Students, professors, and experts raise grave concerns about 2025’s SB 37 ahead of Texas Senate hearing

The Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education will take invited testimony only on SB 37 implementation CONTACT:   For Texas AAUP-AFT: Marco Guajardo, mguajardo@texasaft.org, press@seekerstrategies.co...

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🚨 BREAKING: The Temporary Protected Status of Haitians has ended, placing over 350,000 Haitians in danger of deportation. This opens the door for increased ICE enforcement, but let’s be clear: ICE does not have the right to abuse and violate the rights of immigrants.

#OTD in 1868, the 14th Amendment became law, granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people and redefining who the Constitution protects; those born here.

🚨 Yesterday, Corey Ruiz was shot and killed by a police officer. Acts of police violence have been an all-too-common part of daily life in America. We are demanding transparency and accountability from the agencies that are supposed to protect us, not hurt us! https://bit.ly/4vQ6kft

🚨BREAKING: The House passed a budget bill that tucks $10B into implementing the Trump admin’s voter suppression plans, including the SAVE Act. The Senate now has one job: kill this bill.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge agreed the executive order on mail-in voting could keep eligible voters from casting their ballots. Our case moves forward! The court is not buying the idea that Trump’s executive order is harmless; it dismantles our election process. https://bit.ly/4whXEPU

Federal Judge Finds Disenfranchisement is ‘Plausibly Likely and Imminent’ Due to Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

U.S. District Court in Massachusetts rules that voting rights group have standing and valid constitutional claims to move forward with a challenge to the executive order   ACLU, media@aclu.org ACLU of...

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🚨 WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION! On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Todd Blanche's nomination. Yes, the same Todd Blanche who served as the President's personal attorney. Call your senator today at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to vote NO.

That's why supporting reparations is about more than repaying a debt owed to Black New Yorkers; it is about acknowledging harm, restoring dignity, and creating pathways for communities to thrive. Dig into our new reparations report with @legaldefensefund.bsky.social for more 👇

The Other New York: The Legacy of Slavery and the Case for Reparations Now - NYCLU

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🚨 The EEOC proposed to rescind EEO-1, a long-standing data collection tool used to address workplace discrimination. Without it, discrimination does not go away. It just becomes harder to identify and easier to ignore. On Black Women's Equal Pay Day, we urge the EEOC to keep EEO-1 in place!

Attacks on equity don’t stop the work; they remind us why it matters. We are excited to join the conversation at the TADOHE Summer Summit on building a more equitable future in higher education. https://bit.ly/3Rde2BW

🚨 The City of Piedmont wants to block a lawsuit we filed on behalf of the Dearings, a Black family violently forced from their home in the 1920s. The Dearings deserve justice and we will keep fighting until they get it! https://oaklandside.org/2026/07/16/piedmont-sidney-dearing-family-home-lawsuit/

Piedmont seeks dismissal of lawsuit over its racist history

Attorneys for the wealthy East Bay enclave argue that a Black family driven out of their home in 1924 missed the three-year deadline to sue.

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🚨 We sued Texas Tech for violating students' First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Now, we’re asking the court to require the university pause its censorship policy while our case proceeds. https://bit.ly/4f6RYSR

AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT Seek Preliminary Injunction to Block Texas Tech's Unconstitutional Classroom Censorship Policies

Read a full PDF of our statement here.  Today, plaintiffs in the lawsuit Texas AAUP-AFT, et al.  v. Creighton, et al., which challenges Texas Tech University System’s censorship directives, filed a mo...

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John Lewis was 21 when he joined the Freedom Riders. MLK Jr. was 26 when he started leading the Civil Rights Movement. Claudette Colvin was 15 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. You’re never too young to make a difference.

🚨Trump has spent years trying to convince Americans our elections cannot be trusted, despite his claims being disproven again and again. Tonight’s speech was not about protecting democracy it was about keeping his agenda alive. A president should build trust in elections, not keep tearing it down.

Good Trouble Lives On! Join the Weekend of Action from July 17–19 to support members of our community and help get them registered to vote so we can all make it to the polls. Sign up now: GoodTroubleLivesOn.Org.

🚨 Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should still be here! ICE's claims about what happened to Mr. Araujo are SUSPECT, so we're calling on Congress to hold ICE accountable by demanding transparent investigations into all of ICE's recent murders. https://civilrights.org/resource/ice-shootings-202607/

Coalition Sign-On Letter on ICE Shootings

ICE and the Department of Homeland Security have a long history of using deadly force and refusing to hold officers accountable.

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Today we honor Philando Castile, who was tragically killed by police during a traffic stop just days before his 33rd birthday. Black families should not have to live in fear of their loved ones’ safety. We demand real public safety and an end to systems that were built to hurt us.

🚨 Todd Blanche is NOT qualified to lead the Department of Justice. His hostility towards civil rights prove that he is unfit to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. We urge the Senate to vote NO on his confirmation.