Voting Rights Advocates Call for Federal Oversight of Future Redistricting in Texas
SAN ANTONIO,
Texas (May
2, 2019) – In a remedial hearing today in a Texas redistricting case that began
in 2011, a three-judge panel heard…
Voting Rights
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Voting Rights Groups Object to Rushed Redraw of Precincts by State Elections Board
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2019) — Voting rights groups are calling on the N.C. State Board of Elections (“State Board”) to stop efforts to redraw…
SCSJ Urges Tennessee Lawmakers to Abandon Pursuit of Unconstitutional Restrictions on Voter Registration Programs
Concerns swell over impact SB 0971
would have for registering eligible voters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 22,
2019) – The Southern Coalition for Social Justice urged…
Voting Rights
SCSJ Takes Partisan Gerrymandering Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arguments have concluded at the U.S. Supreme Court in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, a partisan gerrymandering challenge to North…
Voting Rights
Voters Challenge to State Voter ID Moves Forward
Wake County Superior Court Judge Sends Case to Three-Judge Panel
RALEIGH, N.C. – On Wednesday, Wake County Superior Judge Vince Rozier, Jr. issued an order that allows a…
Voting Rights
North Carolina’s Partisan Gerrymandering Plaintiffs File Final Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Ahead of Oral Arguments Later This Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Plaintiffs in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina filed their final brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today, just more than three…
Voting Rights
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear North Carolina and Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Challenges
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments in March 2019 in a challenge to North Carolina’s 2016 congressional map, which is one of the most egregious partisan gerrymanders in American history.
Statement Regarding the Investiture of Anita Earls to the North Carolina Supreme Court
RALEIGH, N.C. – Anita Earls was sworn in today as the 100th Justice to sit on the North Carolina Supreme Court in an investiture ceremony…
Voting Rights
New North Carolina Voter ID Law Immediately Challenged by Voters
Six voters challenging the state’s new photo ID requirements filed a lawsuit minutes after the regulations became law. The complaint was filed in Wake County…
Voting Rights
House Districts in Wake County Found Unconstitutional
Districts ordered to be redrawn in the next regular legislative session for use in 2020
RALEIGH – A three-judge state court panel today issued…
RALEIGH – A three-judge state court panel today issued…
Voting Rights
Video Series Highlights Voters Who Could be Impacted by Voter ID Requirements
DURHAM, N.C. – Five videos released today by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice are the first installment of a campaign that’s aimed at…
Voting Rights
Civil Rights Organizations Urge U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session to Withdraw Subpoenas for Massive Amount of Voter Records and Information
DURHAM, N.C. – A coalition of national, regional, and state-based civil rights organizations has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging the…