Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Sep 15, 2025
Civil Rights Orgs File Amicus Brief in Opposition to Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map
Today, nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs’ motions for preliminary injunction in League of Un...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 12, 2025
Missouri Voters Challenge Mid-Decade Redistricting Effort
Lawsuit Argues that Attempt to Redraw Congressional District Lines Violates the Missouri Constitution
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Wise v. Missouri
Aug 22, 2025
Court Agrees Alabama’s State Senate Districts Violate the Voting Rights Act
BIRMINGHAM, AL – In a mixed ruling on Alabama’s state Senate redistricting case, a federal court has found that the state’s map violates the Voting Rights Act in Montgomery b...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Alabama State Conference of the NAACP v. Allen
Aug 19, 2025
Federal Court Orders Mississippi Supreme Court District Lines Be Redrawn
Ruling stems from lawsuit charging those lines unlawfully dilute the voting strength of Black residents
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: White v. Mississippi State Board of Elections
Aug 18, 2025
ACLU, Journalists File Lawsuit to Assess Federal Government’s Use of Data to Target Voters
NEW YORK — The ACLU, on behalf of itself and two journalists, has filed a lawsuit to enforce the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests sent to multiple federal government ag...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Bower v. Social Security Administration
Aug 14, 2025
Lawsuit: Chouteau County, Montana Must Update Election System so Native Votes Count
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – On August 14, 2025, the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and two Native voters filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Distr...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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Rhode IslandDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Gregg Amore. Explore Case.United States v. Gregg Amore
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the State of Rhode Island, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
South CarolinaDec 2025
Voting Rights
Naacp South Carolina State Conference V. Wilson. Explore Case.NAACP South Carolina State Conference v. Wilson
All voters with disabilities have the right to receive assistance voting from a person of their choice. South Carolina prohibits some voters with disabilities from receiving assistance and limits who voters can rely on for assistance. Voters with disabilities and the NAACP South Carolina State Conference sued to challenge those laws under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and protect disabled voters’ right to assistance. -
CaliforniaNov 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Page. Explore Case.United States v. Page
Representing the League of Women Voters of California, the League of Women Voters of Orange Coast, and the League of Women Voters of North Orange County, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, ACLU of Northern California, and ACLU of Southern California have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Orange County, California turn over unredacted voter information, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Voting Rights
2025 Elections: Voters Came Out In Record Numbers To Defend Key Civil Liberties Issues Across The Country. Explore News & Commentary.2025 Elections: Voters Came Out in Record Numbers to Defend Key Civil Liberties Issues Across the Country
In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fearmongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the fight forward to future elections.