Thursday, May 23, 2024 | news
A virtual media briefing with plaintiffs and the legal team will be held at 1 p.m. E.T. TODAY. Please register to attend here. Media Contacts: Troi Barnes, Legal Defense Fund, tbarnes@a-g.com, 856-562-8754 Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org, 347-514-3984 Alicia Mercedes, NAACP National, amercedes@naacpnet.org Issara Baumann, Arnold & Porter, issara.baumann@arnoldporter.com Paul Bowers, ACLU of South Carolina, pbowers@aclusc.org […]
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | news
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Louisiana’s bid to temporarily halt a district court ruling that had required the state to redraw its new congressional map to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Justices Sotomayor, Breyer, and Kagan dissented from the stay. During a week-long hearing last month, Judge Dick of the […]
Monday, June 24, 2013 | news
Statement of Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. on the Court’s Decision in Fisher v. University of Texas (Washington, D.C.) The Supreme Court today endorsed the benefits of student-body diversity in colleges and universities and allowed the continued use of race-conscious admissions policies. The Court upheld the […]
Monday, June 18, 2018 | news
The U.S. Supreme Court today delayed action in critically important voting cases that could have provided voters with a tool to combat partisan manipulation, as well as help identify the worst attempts to gerrymander the electoral system. In Gill v. Whitford, the Court sent a challenge to Wisconsin’s state assembly map back to the lower courts […]
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | case-update
Ruling Leaves Affirmative Action Policies Around the Country Untouched Today, the U.S. Supreme Court broke with longstanding precedent by refusing to ensure that the political process in Michigan is not used by the majority to suppress the minority’s right to equal participation. The plurality decision allows Michigan’s Proposal 2 to stand. The ballot initiative changed the state constitution by placing a higher burden on those […]
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | news
In a decision that leaves homeowners facing non-judicial foreclosure with fewer protections under federal law, the Supreme Court today ruled that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not apply to certain activities by third parties foreclosing on homeowners outside of court processes. The decision comes in Obduskey v. McCarthy, a case in which the […]
Monday, June 11, 2018 | news
In a decision that could jeopardize the voting rights of millions, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that states may disenfranchise eligible voters solely for voting infrequently and failing to respond to a single mailing. The decision comes in Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute, a challenge to Ohio’s illegal voter purge process in which the NAACP […]
Thursday, June 27, 2019 | news
The U.S. Supreme Court today in Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek ignored its own precedent established in three prior cases in holding that challenges to partisan gerrymandering are nonjusticiable and cannot be heard by federal courts. The Court left the remedy for addressing this issue with Congress and state legislators. For decades, […]
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | news
Civil Rights Organizations, Students, Former Military Leaders, LGBT Groups, Corporations Support Continuing Efforts to Achieve Diversity on Campuses Read more: LDF Takes on Controversial Comments at Fisher Oral Argument The U.S. Supreme Court today heard compelling arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin that universities should retain the ability to build diverse student […]
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Urges Court to Count All People in State Redistricting Texas made a compelling case today when it argued, in Evenwel v. Abbott, that the U.S. Supreme Court should uphold the longstanding constitutional principle that states count every resident when apportioning legislative districts to ensure equal representation for all. The use […]
