Sunday, May 24, 2020 | news
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal court today ruled that a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting is unconstitutional. The decision restores voting rights to hundreds of thousands of people with past felony convictions. The law, SB 7066, required people with past convictions to pay all outstanding legal fees, costs, fines, and restitution before […]
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | news
A federal court issued a decision today that will help protect the health and right to vote of medically vulnerable Alabamians. The ruling in People First of Alabama v. Merrill means Alabama voters will not need a witness or notary to vote by mail if they have an underlying medical condition and provide a statement. The decision also stipulates that voters 65 […]
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | news
(Washington, D.C) – In a significant voting rights development, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected South Carolina’s request under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to implement its discriminatory photo identification measure in time for the November 2012 elections. The court will allow South Carolina to […]
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | case-update
(Washington, D.C) – In a significant voting rights development, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected South Carolina’s request under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to implement its discriminatory photo identification measure in time for the November 2012 elections. The court will allow South Carolina to […]
Friday, October 12, 2012 | news
On October 11, 2012, a federal court blocked South Carolina from implementing its photo ID law in time for next month’s election, recognizing that there is not enough time to educate voters and elections officials about it. The evidence in this case demonstrated that Black registered voters are nearly 20 percent more likely to […]
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 | news
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2023 CONTACT: Phoebe Plagens, LDF, pplagens@naacpldf.org Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org Jose Vazquez, ACLU of Alabama, jvazquez@aclualabama.org Court orders special master to redraw map to ensure Black voters have an opportunity to elect candidates of choice BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal court today rejected Alabama’s new congressional map due […]
Friday, August 17, 2012 | case-update
(Washington, D.C.): A three-judge federal district court in Florida v. Holder rejected Florida’s proposal to dramatically reduce its early voting period in five counties, while approving a new voting requirement for registered voters who move between Florida counties and seek to vote in their new county of residence.
Thursday, August 23, 2012 | news
(Washington, D.C.): A three-judge federal district court in Florida v. Holder rejected Florida’s proposal to dramatically reduce its early voting period in five counties, while approving a new voting requirement for registered voters who move between Florida counties and seek to vote in their new county of residence. Because parts of Florida are covered by […]
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | news
Yesterday, a federal court ruled in favor of the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and its clients in Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, et. al. v. Donald J. Trump, et. al., a lawsuit alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act and another federal civil rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1985, by former President Trump, the Trump Campaign, and […]
Saturday, August 2, 2025 | news
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction to block the U.S. Department of Education’s abrupt and unlawful termination of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc.’s Equity Assistance Center grant. This decision follows a lawsuit filed by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) on behalf of the […]
