Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Jan 15, 2019
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Federal Court Victory in Census Citizenship Lawsuit
NEW YORK — A federal court has rejected the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, New York Civil Lib...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
Oct 30, 2018
Appeals Court Rules Challenge to Missouri’s Voter ID Law Implementation Can Proceed
ST. LOUIS — An appeals court ruled today that a challenge to the state of Missouri’s failure to provide adequate funds to educate the public and make appropriate preparations t...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
Oct 24, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Georgia Voting Rights Ruling
ATLANTA — A judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking election officials in Georgia from throwing out absentee ballots or applications for a supposed signature mism...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp
Oct 16, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Challenges Georgia Voter Signature-Matching Law
ATLANTA — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia filed a lawsuit today against Secretary of State Brian Kemp and all county registrars demanding they provide due ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp
Jul 03, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Rules Ferguson School District Violated Voting Rights Act
ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s Ferguson-Florissant School District violates the Voting Rights Act. The A...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Voting Rights Trial in Ferguson
Jun 18, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Rulings
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today issued rulings in two partisan gerrymandering cases: Gill v. Whitford and Benisek v. Lamone. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û filed briefs ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Gill v. Whitford
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