Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Jun 11, 2018
Supreme Court Rules Ohio May Reinstate Practice of Purging Voters From Its Rolls for Not Voting
WASHINGTON – In a 5-4 ruling in Husted v. APRI, the Supreme Court today upheld an Ohio voter purge practice that removes infrequent voters from the registration rolls.
“Voters ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
Jun 08, 2018
Federal Court Blocks Indiana Voter Purge Crosscheck Law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal court has temporarily blocked the implementation of a new Indiana law that would allow county elections officials to kick voters off the rolls immediatel...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Common Cause Indiana v. Lawson
May 23, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files Federal Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering in Ohio
‘Politicians Shamelessly Flouted Will of Voters with Partisan Manipulation of Election Process’
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Smith
Apr 18, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Kobach Contempt Ruling
KANSAS CITY — A federal judge today found Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court for repeatedly violating orders involving voting rights lawsuits brought agai...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
Mar 27, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Trump Administration Plan to Include Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
NEW YORK — The Trump administration announced it will include a question about U.S. citizenship in the 2020 census.
Dale Ho, director of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s Voting Rights Project, had t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Voting Rights
Jan 29, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files Supreme Court Brief Supporting Republican Voters’ Challenge to Democratic Gerrymandering in Maryland
NEW YORK — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û filed a brief today with the Supreme Court in support of a challenge brought by Maryland Republican voters who are contesting congre...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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