by Press | Aug 27, 2020 | Press Releases
(CLEVELAND) – Ohio’s requirement that each of its counties are permitted only one secure ballot drop box is unconstitutional, a federal lawsuit filed last night against Secretary of State Frank LaRose argues. The suit challenges an August 12 directive to permit only...
by Press | Aug 25, 2020 | Press Releases
(Columbus, Ohio) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio and Covington & Burlington LLP are challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s flawed system of signature match requirements on absentee...
by Press | Aug 5, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, DC) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) signed an executive order today that reinstates the voting rights of Iowans with prior convictions. The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee...
by Press | Jul 30, 2020 | Press Releases
The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:“Dictators and despots seek to delay elections and rig the rules to maintain their grip on power. But this has never been the...
by Press | Jul 8, 2020 | Press Releases
(INDIANAPOLIS) – An Indiana state law violates the constitutional rights of its citizens because it strips voters of their right to petition state courts to extend polling place hours, a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of...
