Friday, November 9, 2012 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Warns of Clear and Persisting Threats to Minority Voter Access and Equality (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by Shelby County, Alabama that challenges the constitutionality of the heart of the Voting Rights Act. The case, Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, involves a challenge […]
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 | news
Once again, race is front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. And once again, the bull’s eye is the 1965 Voting Rights Act, widely viewed as the most effective and successful civil rights legislation in American history. Upheld five times by the court, the law now appears to be on life support. […]
Friday, December 18, 2020 | news
In a 6-3 vote today, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed as premature a case challenging the Trump Administration’s memorandum that seeks to remove undocumented people from the 2020 Census count for purposes of congressional reapportionment. The majority of the Supreme Court held that the actions complained of by plaintiffs essentially had not yet occurred and […]
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | news
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, holding that the Voting Rights Act (VRA) does not prohibit Arizona voting laws and procedures that prohibit third parties from returning completed absentee ballots and that do not count in-person ballots cast out of precinct, notwithstanding evidence that those provisions […]
Monday, April 4, 2016 | case-update
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement in Response to Supreme Court’s Decision in Evenwel v. Abbott Today’s Supreme Court decision in Evenwel v. Abbott secures a major victory for voting rights and preserves a fair, stable rule for state and local governments, which may continue to rely on an inclusive “one person, one vote” standard that has long […]
Thursday, April 7, 2016 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement in Response toSupreme Court’s Decision in Evenwel v. Abbott Today’s Supreme Court decision in Evenwel v. Abbott secures a major victory for voting rights and preserves a fair, stable rule for state and local governments, which may continue to rely on an inclusive “one person, one vote” […]
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | case-update
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the first federal appellate challenge to the use of race in university admissions since the Court’s landmark 2003 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger.
Monday, March 25, 2013 | case-update
Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari to review an appellate court’s decision striking down a Michigan law that unconstitutionally rigged the state political system against state residents seeking to enhance racial diversity and access to opportunity at the state’s public universities. Shortly after this law, commonly known as “Proposal 2,” passed through a ballot initiative […]
Monday, March 25, 2013 | news
Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari to review an appellate court’s decision striking down a Michigan law that unconstitutionally rigged the state political system against state residents seeking to enhance racial diversity and access to opportunity at the state’s public universities. Shortly after this law, commonly known as “Proposal 2,” passed through a ballot initiative […]
Monday, October 8, 2012 | news
NYU professor Kenji Yoshino and Debo Adegbile of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund join the Melissa Harris-Perry panel to talk about how the Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments this week for Fisher vs. University of Texas addressing affirmative action. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, […]
