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Broad Range of Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Voting Rights Act

(Washington, D.C.) On February 1, 2013, a broad and diverse range of friend-of-the-court briefs were filed in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, an important case that challenges the constitutionality of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in the United States Supreme Court. The briefs are available here. Among the wide-ranging groups weighing in with briefs in […]

Broad Coalition Urges Justice Department to Reject Discriminatory Louisiana Redistricting Plan

The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the National Urban League, and the NAACP State Conference of Louisiana issued a joint letter urging the Attorney General to reject a proposed redistricting plan for the Louisiana State House of Representatives.  The organizations argue that Louisiana has failed to meet […]

Broad Coalition Urges Justice Department to Reject Discriminatory Louisiana Redistricting Plan

[New York]–Today, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the National Urban League, and the NAACP State Conference of Louisiana issued a joint letter urging the Attorney General to reject a proposed redistricting plan for the Louisiana State House of Representatives.  The organizations argue that Louisiana has failed […]

Broad Coalition Urges Justice Department to Reject Discriminatory Louisiana Redistricting Plan

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the National Urban League, and the NAACP State Conference of Louisiana issued a joint letter urging the Attorney General to reject a proposed redistricting plan for the Louisiana State House of Representatives.  The organizations argue that Louisiana has failed to […]

Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee

In 2016, the Democratic National Committee sued the state of Arizona, claiming that two of its voting policies violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). In 2020, the full Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Arizona’s ban on out-of-precinct voting (which bars the counting of in-person ballots that are cast outside of […]

Brittany Carter

Brielle Morton

Brielle Morton is a Voting Rights Trainer for the Prepared to Vote and Voting Rights Defender Projects. She has two years of experience working in state policy advocacy in Maryland. Before joining LDF, Brielle interned for the Public Policy Department of the ACLU of Maryland working on topics including voting rights, police accountability, and education […]

Briceno v. Williams: Qualified Immunity

Briceno v. Williams Challenging Qualified Immunity As Mr. Briceno was helping his mobility-impaired friend cross the street, San Diego Police Officer Blake Williams arrived, exited his police vehicle, and began to approach Mr. Briceno while issuing commands. Mr. Briceno provided Officer Williams with his personal identification card, but Officer Williams then pushed, grabbed, and punched […]

Briana Rheubottom

Breonna Taylor, Amir Locke, and the Dangers of No Knock Warrant Executions

Justice in Public Safety Breonna Taylor, Amir Locke, and the Dangers of Warrant Executions By John Guzman Communications Associate— Police Accountability Two years ago, Breonna Taylor went to sleep; and, nearly two months ago, Amir Locke did the same. The commonplace, tranquil act of falling asleep in one’s own home should not have ended in […]