Press Releases
Jun 27, 2023
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in North Carolina Redistricting Case
WASHINGTON — In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution’s Elections Clause does not allow state legislatures to ignore their own state constitut...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Moore v. Harper (Amicus)
Jun 26, 2023
Supreme Court Lifts Temporary Halt on Federal Lawsuit Challenging Louisiana’s Discriminatory Congressional MapsÂ
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today lifted a temporary halt on a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s discriminatory congressional maps. The action sends the case, Rob...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Robinson v. Landry
May 15, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal in South Carolina Redistricting Case That Held State Gerrymandered Black Voters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered South Carolina to redraw its congressional map because the state’s Congressional ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 25, 2022
Voting Rights Groups Challenge Mississippi High Court Districts That Dilute Black Votes
Plaintiffs call for changes in Supreme Court election districts to ensure an equal opportunity for Black Mississippians to elect candidates of choice
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Nov 30, 2021
Groups Challenge Newly Passed Ohio Congressional Map as Unconstitutional Partisan GerrymanderingÂ
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The ACLU of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit today challenging Senate Bill 258, which establishes new co...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 23, 2021
Groups Launch Legal Challenge Over Ohio Partisan Gerrymandering
Newly Drawn Maps Give Blatantly Unfair Advantage to One Political Party
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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