Friday, January 6, 2023 | news
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal court today ordered South Carolina to redraw its 2021 enacted congressional map, ruling that a district anchored in Charleston County is a racial gerrymander. The case was brought on behalf of the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and an individual voter, Taiwan Scott, who are represented by the […]
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | news
Today, a federal court prioritized the health and safety of Louisiana voters by extending the early voting period by three days and providing voters at highest risk of COVID-19 with a mechanism to vote by mail. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the ruling providing immediate relief in response to […]
Monday, June 15, 2020 | news
Litigation brought by LDF, SPLC, and ADAP successfully challenged barriers to voting absentee and in person in upcoming July 14 election in Alabama BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, in a decision that will protect the health and right to vote of medically vulnerable Alabamians, a federal court waived onerous absentee ballot requirements in at least Jefferson, […]
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 | 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 […]
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 […]
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.
