The Voting Rights Act
Allen v. Milligan
Whether Alabama’s congressional districts violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because they discriminate against Black voters. We succeeded in winning a new map for 2024 elections which, for the first time, has two congressional district that provide Black voters a fair opportunity to elect candidates of their choosing despite multiple attempts by Alabama to stop us at the Supreme Court. Despite this win, Alabama is still defending its discriminatory map, and a trial was held in February 2025 to determine the map for the rest of the decade.
In May 2025, a federal court ruled that Alabama's 2023 congressional map both violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and was enacted by the Alabama Legislature with racially discriminatory intent.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2025
The Voting Rights Act
Callais v. Landry
Whether the congressional map Louisiana adopted to cure a Voting Rights Act violation in Robinson v. Ardoin is itself unlawful as a gerrymander.
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Sep 2017
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Voting Rights Trial in Ferguson
On December 18, 2014, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s at-large electoral system used to elect school board members.
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Sep 2017
The Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Trial in Ferguson
On December 18, 2014, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s at-large electoral system used to elect school board members.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2014
The Voting Rights Act
Shelby County v. Holder
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of our nation’s most critical federal civil rights statutes. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which is a key element of the Act, requires certain jurisdictions that have a history of discriminatory voting practices to get advance approval from the federal government before changing their election laws.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2014
The Voting Rights Act
Shelby County v. Holder
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of our nation’s most critical federal civil rights statutes. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which is a key element of the Act, requires certain jurisdictions that have a history of discriminatory voting practices to get advance approval from the federal government before changing their election laws.
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Nov 2012
The Voting Rights Act
Nix v. Holder
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ intervened in Nix v Holder (previously Laroque v Holder) on behalf of residents of Kinston, N.C. and the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP in order to ensure that the Voting Rights Act is protected and upheld. The case challenges the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act.
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Nov 2012
The Voting Rights Act
Nix v. Holder
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ intervened in Nix v Holder (previously Laroque v Holder) on behalf of residents of Kinston, N.C. and the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP in order to ensure that the Voting Rights Act is protected and upheld. The case challenges the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act.