by Press | Apr 15, 2019 | Press Releases
Proposed new rules are confusing and vague and would deter groups from helping others register to vote through harsh criminal and civil penalties WASHINGTON, DC – A collective of national civil and voting rights organizations sent a letter to the Tennessee General...
by Press | Apr 9, 2019 | Press Releases
Third-Party Voter Registration Would Chill Voter Registration Drives By Imposing a Series of Criminal and Civil Penalties NASHVILLE, TN — This week, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and state partners—the Tennessee State Conference of...
by Press | Apr 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Georgia voters inaccurately flagged as non-citizens will still face problems when registering to vote ATLANTA, GA – On Tuesday, after three federal lawsuits in 2008, 2016 and 2018, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 316, largely ending the onerous ‘exact...
by Press | Mar 16, 2019 | Newsclips
The State of Mississippi must redraw district lines for a state senate district in the Mississippi Delta that was gerrymandered by the Magnolia State GOP, according to a court order issued by a panel of federal judges late Friday night.
by Press | Mar 11, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and pro bono counsel Fish & Richardson P.C. and Robinson Bradshaw filed an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” on Friday with the United States Supreme Court in support of the Plaintiffs’...
