LOS ANGELES – In a 2-1 decision, a federal court of appeals panel today ruled that private parties do not have the ability to sue under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA). The decision came in a case out of...
Read MoreFollowing the 2020 Presidential election dozens of states began passing bills with provisions that restricted voting rights. Texas was one of those states. The voter suppression legislation known as SB1 imposes new ID...
Read MoreSEATTLE – In a victory for the voters of Washington, a federal judge ruled Thursday that Washington state’s redistricting plan violates Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) and dilutes the voting strength of Latino...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Allen v. Milligan, a lawsuit that challenged Alabama’s discriminatory redistricting maps, is an important victory for democracy and holds implications for other ongoing...
Read MoreCHICAGO – A Latino civil rights organization has reached a settlement regarding attorney’s fees in a lawsuit against Illinois state election officials and leaders of the state legislature over the use of redistricting plans...
Read MorePHOENIX – A Latino civil rights organization is challenging an Arizona state law that could be used to remove U.S. citizens from voter rolls unlawfully, according to documents filed Monday in federal court. MALDEF (Mexican...
Read MoreFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A federal court has ruled that a section of Arkansas’ election law that places limits on who may provide assistance to voters, including those who are not proficient in English, violates the federal Voting...
Read MoreAUSTIN, TEXAS – According to court documents, a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Texas Secretary of State to release records about a state program that claims to identify non-U.S. citizens on the voter rolls. In February,...
Read MoreSt. LOUIS, Mo. – Civil rights groups are suing Missouri state and local officials over a state election provision that disenfranchises voters with limited English proficiency or with disabilities who require assistance in...
Read MoreAUSTIN, TEXAS – Today, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas (ACLU Texas), Campaign Legal Center (CLC), DĒMOS, and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
Read MoreTacoma, Washington – Voting and civil rights groups are suing Washington state officials over a state redistricting plan that violates the federal Voting Rights Act and dilutes the voting strength of Latino voters, according to...
Read MoreCHICAGO – A federal court today upheld redistricting plans adopted by the Illinois General Assembly in September 2021. The three-judge panel’s decision comes two months after MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Read MoreCHICAGO – A federal court ruled today that state legislative redistricting plans adopted by the Illinois General Assembly and signed on June 4 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker are malapportioned and unconstitutional. The decision will...
Read MoreEL PASO, TEXAS – A Latino legal rights organization is suing Texas state officials over newly adopted redistricting maps that violate the federal Voting Rights Act and dilute the voting strength of Latino voters, according to a...
Read MoreCHICAGO – An Illinois redistricting plan approved by Gov. J.B. Pritzker is unconstitutional and violates the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, according to an updated lawsuit filed last week by a Latino civil rights...
Read MoreSAN ANTONIO – A voting bill that will make it harder for Texans, particularly voters of color, to cast their ballots is unconstitutional and violates federal voting rights law because it diminishes access to the ballot box,...
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