Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Oct 16, 2018
ACLU Challenges Georgia Voter Signature-Matching Law
ATLANTA — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit today against Secretary of State Brian Kemp and all county registrars demanding they provide due ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp
Jul 03, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Rules Ferguson School District Violated Voting Rights Act
ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s Ferguson-Florissant School District violates the Voting Rights Act. The A...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Voting Rights Trial in Ferguson
Jun 18, 2018
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Rulings
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today issued rulings in two partisan gerrymandering cases: Gill v. Whitford and Benisek v. Lamone. The American Civil Liberties Union filed briefs ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Gill v. Whitford
Jun 11, 2018
Supreme Court Rules Ohio May Reinstate Practice of Purging Voters From Its Rolls for Not Voting
WASHINGTON – In a 5-4 ruling in Husted v. APRI, the Supreme Court today upheld an Ohio voter purge practice that removes infrequent voters from the registration rolls.
“Voters ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
Jun 08, 2018
Federal Court Blocks Indiana Voter Purge Crosscheck Law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal court has temporarily blocked the implementation of a new Indiana law that would allow county elections officials to kick voters off the rolls immediatel...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Common Cause Indiana v. Lawson
May 23, 2018
ACLU Files Federal Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering in Ohio
‘Politicians Shamelessly Flouted Will of Voters with Partisan Manipulation of Election Process’
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Smith
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