Press Releases
Nov 04, 2024
Supreme Court to Determine Future of Equal Protection and Voting Rights Act Claims in Louisiana Case
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review the case of Robinson v. Callais, which could determine how congressional maps are drawn in Louisiana.
The court will now...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Callais v. Landry
Nov 03, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Iowa Statement on Decision Regarding Iowa's New Citizen Voter Challenge
Statement from Rita Bettis Austen, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Iowa Legal Director:
"We are obviously disappointed with the court’s decision not to outright block Secretary Pate's directive, which ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Selcuk v. Pate
Nov 01, 2024
Judge Orders Cobb County Officials to Express Mail Over 3,000 Delayed Absentee Ballots
County must accept absentee ballots of affected voters postmarked by Election Day and received by November 8
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Nov 01, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and Public Interest Law Center Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Voting Challenge
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allows voters whose mail ballots have been rejected because of a paperwork mista...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Republican National Committee v. Genser
Nov 01, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots
ATLANTA – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit to safeguard the voting rights of Cobb County voters. Co...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Oct 31, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Files Iowa Lawsuit in Challenge to New Voter Purge
DES MOINES, Iowa — Late last night, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Iowa, and the law firm of Faegre Drinker filed a federal lawsuit to stop the wrongful citizenship ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Selcuk v. Pate

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