Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Jun 27, 2019
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling
WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has found that partisan gerrymandering cases are a political question, meaning the doors of the court have been closed to litigant...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Smith
May 30, 2019
ACLU Endorses Statehood for the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia today announced its official endorsement of H.R. 51 and S. 631, the Washington D.C. Admis...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 26, 2019
Settlement Reached to End Texas Voter Purge and Protect Voting Rights
Agreement between civil rights groups and state elections officials ends lawsuit over voter roll purge that discriminated against naturalized citizens
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 15, 2019
ACLU Comment on Federal Court Victory in Census Citizenship Lawsuit
NEW YORK — A federal court has rejected the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Lib...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
Oct 30, 2018
Appeals Court Rules Challenge to Missouri’s Voter ID Law Implementation Can Proceed
ST. LOUIS — An appeals court ruled today that a challenge to the state of Missouri’s failure to provide adequate funds to educate the public and make appropriate preparations t...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
Oct 24, 2018
ACLU Comment on Georgia Voting Rights Ruling
ATLANTA — A judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking election officials in Georgia from throwing out absentee ballots or applications for a supposed signature mism...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp
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