Press Releases
about Voting Rights
May 15, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal in South Carolina Redistricting Case That Held State Gerrymandered Black Voters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered South Carolina to redraw its congressional map because the state’s Congressional ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 01, 2023
Emergency Lawsuit Seeks Full Reinstatement of MT State Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s Legislative Rights
HELENA, Mont. — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Montana. the law partners of Beck, Amsden, and Stalpes, and Mike Black, Esq. filed a lawsuit in state court today challengin...
Apr 26, 2023
Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration FormÂ
Omissions put thousands of Floridians with past criminal convictions at risk of criminal prosecution Â
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters of Florida v. Byrd
Apr 24, 2023
Voting Rights Groups File Emergency Motion to Lift Georgia’s Line Relief Ban in 2024 Elections
Groups Challenge Portion of Anti-Voter Law that Blocks Georgians from Providing Food and Water to Voters Waiting in Long Lines at Polls
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 15, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Responds to Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling Against Restoring Voting Rights to Minnesotans
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that our Constitution doesn’t automatically provide Minnesotans on felony probation with the right to vote upon rel...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Schroeder v. Minnesota Secretary of State
Dec 20, 2022
Civil Rights Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Over Mississippi’s Racially Gerrymandered Maps
JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates today challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians....
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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