Press Releases
Jan 30, 2024
Federal Appeals Court Won’t Review Radical Arkansas Redistricting Ruling
High-stakes case involves challenge to radical ruling that rejected decades of precedent that protected voters under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Plaintiffs exploring next legal steps.
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
Dec 15, 2023
Fifth Circuit Denies Louisiana's Attempt to Thwart Private Plaintiffs' Right to Sue Under Section 2 of the VRA; Eighth Circuit Panel Decision Remains a Radical Outlier
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Louisiana’s petition for a rehearing in Robinson v. Ardoin, a case brought by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, Legal ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Robinson v. Landry
Sep 19, 2023
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµApplauds the Introduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to Restore and Strengthen the Landmark Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON – Today the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ lauded the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and strengthen the landmar...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 27, 2020
Victory: Federal Appeals Court Affirms Sumter County Court-Drawn Maps for School Board Elections
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that Sumter County Board of Education’s Redistricting Violated the Voting Rights Act
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 29, 2020
Federal Court Orders Sumter County to Adopt Court-Drawn Maps For School Board Elections
Court Orders County to Move Election from May to November to Increase Black Voter Participation
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Aug 22, 2016
Federal Court Rules Ferguson School District Violated Voting Rights Act
ST. LOUIS — A federal court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s Ferguson-Florissant School District dilutes the voting power of the African-Ameri...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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