Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Aug 14, 2025
Fifth Circuit Sides with Black Louisianians, Strikes Down Racially Discriminatory State Legislative Map
NEW ORLEANS — In a victory for Black voters and democracy in Louisiana, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed in full the district court’s ruling that the stat...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Nairne v. Landry
Jul 29, 2025
ACLU Stresses Need for Federal Voting Rights Protections Amid Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, members of the U.S. Senate formally reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA), a critical piece of legislation aimed at restori...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 27, 2025
Supreme Court Orders Re-Argument of Louisiana Redistricting Case for Next Term
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order to reargue the case of Louisiana v. Callais and will later issue an order scheduling the argument and specifying ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Louisiana v. Callais (Callais v. Landry)
Jun 24, 2025
Partisan Gerrymandering Case Reaches South Carolina Supreme Court
COLUMBIA – Nonpartisan civil rights organizations argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court today that the state constitution forbids partisan gerrymandering, or the rigging...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 10, 2025
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Block on Hand Counting Rule in Major Win for Voters
ATLANTA — In a critical victory for Georgia voters, the Georgia Supreme Court today upheld a lower court’s decision permanently blocking a rule that would have required hand co...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v. Georgia
May 08, 2025
Black Alabama Voters Win Fair Congressional Representation for Remainder of the Decade
BIRMINGHAM, AL – A federal court has ruled after a full trial that Alabama’s 2023 congressional map not only violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act but was enacted by the ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
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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.