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ACLU SUES TO PROTECT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (03/07/2008)
Oklahoma voters filed a protest on March 7, 2008 before the state Supreme Court challenging irregularities and questionable practices in the collection of signatures by the so-called Oklahoma Civil Rights Initiative. The initiative is one of a series of ballot measures that California businessman Ward Connerly and his organization known as the American Civil Rights Institute (ACRI) have spearheaded across the country.

Department of Justice Objects To South Dakota’s Discriminatory Redistricting Law (02/12/2008)
LAKE ANDES, SD – The American Civil Liberties Union applauded the Department of Justice today for enforcing the Voting Rights Act by objecting to a discriminatory South Dakota redistricting ordinance. The law would have increased the size of the Charles Mix County Commission from three to five members – reducing the voting strength of Native Americans. The Justice Department’s objection prevents the county from implementing the change, which was scheduled to go into effect today.

ACLU Wins Historic Agreement in South Dakota Voting Rights Case (12/04/2007)
LAKE ANDES, SD – In a historic agreement reached today with the American Civil Liberties Union, a South Dakota county has agreed to federal supervision of its elections through 2024. The settlement resolves a 2005 ACLU lawsuit charging Charles Mix County with discriminating against Native American voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

ACLU of Tennessee Files Lawsuit to Protect Retirees’ Voting Rights (11/07/2007)
NASHVILLE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of senior citizens living full-time in their recreational vehicles who were purged from Tennessee voting rolls because they registered to vote using the street address of a commercial mail forwarding service.

ACLU of Virginia and NAACP Announce Election Day Hotlines and "Voter Empowerment Cards" (10/25/2007)
RICHMOND, Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP have established hotlines for voters who run into problems on Election Day and are distributing informational cards describing voters' rights at the polls. The cards are available in English and Spanish.

Blackmoon v. Charles Mix County - Consent Decree (12/04/2007)

Nick et al v Bethel Alaska et al Complaint (06/12/2007)
Nick et al v Bethel Alaska et al Complaint

U.S. Notice of Intervention in Large v. Freemont County (12/14/2006)

Cottier et al v. City of Martin Opinion (12/06/2006)
Cottier et al v. City of Martin Opinion

Consent Decree, ACLU v. Kiffmeyer (09/14/2005)

Department of Justice Letter to Charles Mix County Commission (02/11/2008)