by Press | Jun 27, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON–In a significant victory for voting rights, the Supreme Court upheld the long-established authority of state courts to protect against voting barriers that violate state constitutions. In an opinion issued in the case of Moore v. Harper the...
by Press | Jun 8, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Allen v. Milligan, blocking the state of Alabama’s congressional map that diluted the votes of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Damon Hewitt, President and Executive...
by Press | Apr 4, 2023 | Press Releases
Court should adopt Colorado’s “totality of circumstances” test when assessing whether a purported threat receives First Amendment protection WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court must uphold the ability to enforce foundational civil rights laws used to combat online...
by Press | Oct 31, 2022 | Press Releases
The organization urged the Supreme Court to uphold the consideration of race as one, inseparable factor of college applications–to the benefit of all students and society at large. WASHINGTON–Today, David Hinojosa, Director of the Educational Opportunities...
by Press | Oct 27, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The widely discredited independent state legislature theory, if adopted, would render state courts largely powerless to stop voting barriers that violate state constitutions, threatening to reverse the gains of the Civil Rights Movement, according to an...