by Press | Oct 16, 2024 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2024 ATLANTA — A state court today permanently blocked the Georgia State Election Board’s new rule requiring the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November election. Earlier this month, a coalition of civil rights organizations...
by Press | Feb 12, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON— On Monday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in United States v. Mackey, a caseconcerning the conviction of Douglass Mackey for his 2016 efforts to carry out a voter...
by Press | Aug 18, 2023 | Press Releases
Plaintiffs Argue that 2021 Law is a Culmination of Concerted Efforts to Limit the Participation of Black Voters and Other Voters of Color ATLANTA – Today, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, issued a...
by Press | Dec 20, 2022 | Press Releases
JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates today challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians. Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of...
by Press | Apr 26, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) - A federal appeals court should reverse a district judge’s ruling that held Black voters and other impacted community members have no right to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, according to an amicus brief filed by...
