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[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

The @verainstitute is one of the oldest & most trusted justice reform nonprofits in the US. For them to be targeted by Trump’s #DOGE is an overreach.

LDF refuses to let the Trump administration’s attacks on civil society go unchecked.

[Chicago City Clerk @chicityclerk]

As concerns about possible encounters with ICE grow, be prepared by knowing your rights.

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

Happy King Day.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Today we remember the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – a deadly manifestation of the concerted effort to undermine our democracy, overthrow the government, and negate the votes cast by our communities.
https://t.co/oCth0BsDKL

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

You should be able to cast your ballot without delay.

If you experience or witness any issues at your polling site, including instances of voter intimidation, report it to us or text or call the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline!

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

There's no world in which this type of verbal assault is acceptable. None. @mehdirhasan I'm so sorry you had to experience such vile behavior.

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

ICYMI: @MichaelKeaton & @billieeilish closed out @nbcsnl with an important reminder. Watch.
The LDF t-shirt says it all.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Spotted: our vote vote vote shirts on @nbcsnl 👀

Daily reminder to register, vote early, or make a voting plan if you haven’t already!

[Garnet Henderson garnethenderson.com on Bluesky @garnethenderson]

A new report out today from @PregnancyJust finds that, in the first year after Dobbs, 210 pregnant people faced criminal charges related to pregnancy, birth, or pregnancy loss.

This is the largest single-year number ever, and almost certainly still an undercount.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Cop City NYC is a dangerous expansion of policing and criminalization that will not only fail to keep communities safe but will further harm Black, Brown & low-income folks.

@NYCCouncil must take action to #StopCopCityNYC! https://t.co/Nj2jL1spd0

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Next week, we're excited to have @JNelsonLDF, @DerrickJohnson, @sandylocks, @kenji_yoshino, @JulianCastro, and De'Andre Arnolds discussing the impact and legacy of #BrownvBoard.

Join us: https://t.co/Km6QTEPaqg

📆 May 17 | 6 - 8 PM ET
📍 Capitol View | Washington D.C.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

At #NEJAD2024, we are proud to honor former LDF President and Director-Counsel, Ted Shaw, Academy-Award winner Spike Lee and writer, director, producer, @TLewisLee, and @Apple for their unwavering commitment to racial justice and equality.

[Strict Scrutiny Podcast @StrictScrutiny_]

NEW: @ToriWenger @NAACP_LDF talks the continued fight to enforce the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana

Then we cover the latest in cancel culture - the judicial boycott of Columbia, and the cancellation of law in the FL obstruction case.

+ opinion recaps! https://t.co/y9du7vAQ93

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

The decision in #BrownvBoard is the means of our pursuit of racial equality, not the end.

Honor 70 years of Brown and its legacy by hearing from LDF's @JLee_LDF, Sarah Seo, and @LabiHamida in @PRRAC_DC’s new special issue of Poverty and Race: https://t.co/zIpduESe4o

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Application deadlines for the Herbert Lehman Education Fund and the Earl Warren Legal Training Program are approaching!

LDF’s scholarship programs support talented undergraduate & law students in their educational journeys.

Apply now ⬇️
https://t.co/vzbq4ZNmvt

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Close to 600 books have been banned in Florida.

The state legislature and governor’s campaign to strictly limit what can be accessed in public learning institutions is the driving force behind this egregious incursion.
https://t.co/VZ820sTc9V

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

Leah Aden has spent nearly her entire career fighting for the rts of Black ppl to fully realize their civil & human rts—esp the right to self-determination in our representative democracy. She’ll be one of a relatively small # of Black women lawyers who have argued b4 SCOTUS. 2/3

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

Meet LDF Senior Counsel Leah Aden who will make her debut as an oralist before the Supreme Court this Wednesday in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conf. of the NAACP to defend our win to stop SC’s racially discriminatory congressional map. 1/3

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

NEWS: Supreme Court denied Alabama Secretary of State’s attempt to leave racially discriminatory maps in effect for yet another election cycle. The order has no dissents. We are heading to a hearing on the maps proposed by the special master next week. Alabama voters are winning!

[Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlanta_press]

This morning the Attorney General’s office filed RICO indictments for 60 people alleged to be part of the Stop Cop City Movement.