Civil Rights Legal Defense Funds
Civil Rights Legal Defense Funds are non-profit organizations that use legal services to advance civil rights. They often provide legal assistance, advocacy, litigation support, and public education to increase gender and racial equality. Common issues include equality in the workplace, equality in education, immigration rights, voting rights, and violence prevention.
Civil Rights Legal Defense Funds include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Women’s Equity Action League Educational and Legal Defense Fund, and the National Organization for Women Legal Defense and Education Fund (Legal Momentum), the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund and many others.
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