Wednesday, December 2, 2020 | case-issue
On May 21, 2020 the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an emergency amicus brief on behalf of Texas voters in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief opposes a stay sought by Texas officials that would block a recent preliminary injunction allowing Texans to vote by mail in order to minimize their […]
Monday, September 19, 2016 | news
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a key voting rights ruling, after a hearing, regarding the voting procedures that the Court ordered on August 10 as interim relief and that Texas must use in the upcoming November election. Today’s order makes clear that the alternative relief that the court […]
Thursday, March 31, 2022 | news
Recently, the Southern District Court of Texas ruled against Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) students, recent graduates, and a PVAMU student and alumni organization, who argued that Waller County violated the U.S. Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Students at this historically Black university located in the City of Prairie View alleged […]
Monday, July 16, 2018 | fact-sheets
Monday, July 16, 2018 | fact-sheets
Monday, September 17, 2018 | news
By: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Source: NAACP LDF LDF Fried Frank Fellow Kristen Johnson’a testimony before the New York City Council Committee on For-Hire Vehicles in support of Introduction 1079. Read full Kirsten Johnson’s testimony here.
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | staff