by Press | Jun 10, 2026 | Press Releases
Amended complaint adds plaintiffs and new evidence as civil rights groups seek preliminary injunction against racially discriminatory redistricting plan WASHINGTON — Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National Association for the...
by Press | May 18, 2026 | Press Releases
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...
by Press | Nov 18, 2025 | Press Releases
A federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the 2025 Texas redistricted maps from going into effect, and ordered that the 2026 Congressional election use the 2021 maps instead. Statement from Voting Right Project Director Rob Weiner ...
by Press | Aug 26, 2025 | Press Releases
The lawsuit alleges that maps recently passed by the Texas legislature are illegal and intentionally discriminate against majority minority districts to dilute their political power. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Texas NAACP, represented by the Lawyers’...
by Press | Aug 23, 2025 | Press Releases
Robert Weiner, the voting rights project director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which represents the Texas NAACP in the ongoing lawsuit against Texas for racial gerrymandering, issued the following statement regarding the new...