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After Federal Court Ruling, Civil Rights Groups Plan to Continue Challenging Mail-In Voting Executive Order
The judge decided that the implementation of the executive order has not proceeded far enough at this time to warrant a preliminary injunction. However, the ruling leaves open the possibility of a preliminary injunction when the administration takes further actions...
Election Protection Coalition Launches 2026 Campaign Amid Historic Civil Rights Reversal
Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, Common Cause, State Voices, NALEO; AL, GA, PA, and LA state partners unveil plans to protect voters of color’s access to the ballot Washington, D.C. – Today, ahead of Tuesday primaries in Alabama, Georgia, and Pennsylvania...
Supreme Court Sends Two Voting Discrimination Cases Back to Lower Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it has vacated and remanded voting discrimination cases from Mississippi and North Dakota to be considered in light of the horrendous Callais decision. In both cases, the Supreme Court was asked to examine the...
Lawyers’ Committee Decries Supreme Court’s Weakening of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana Redistricting Case and Vows to Use Available Tools to Fight Voting Discrimination
WASHINGTON — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law decried the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais to severely weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case involves a challenge to a redistricted election map in...
Supreme Court Again Reverses Lower Court Injunction Against Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Redistricting Plan
In December, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a preliminary injunction that would have barred Texas from using its new Congressional voting maps in the 2026 election. Now, the Court has reversed the injunction, brushing aside massive evidence that the plan intentionally...
Statement from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated proceedings that led to an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on federal fraud charges on Tuesday, accusing the organization of supporting white supremacy. SPLC has an over 50-year...