Voting Rights
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Hunt
The ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota intervened as defendants to block an attempt by Minnesota Voters Alliance -- a private plaintiff group -- to challenge a law that restored voting rights to individuals convicted of a felony while they are "not incarcerated for the offense" and "including any period when they are on work release."
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2024
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Callais v. Landry
Whether the congressional map Louisiana adopted to cure a Voting Rights Act violation in Robinson v. Ardoin is itself unlawful as a gerrymander.
Status: Ongoing
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Jul 2024
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Spung v. Evnen
Less than four months before the November 2024 presidential election, the Nebraska Secretary of State issued a directive embracing a non-binding opinion issued by the state Attorney General that would essentially reinstate permanent felony disenfranchisement and re-disenfranchise tens of thousands of Nebraska citizens. This directive is violative of both the Nebraska Constitution and several state statutes, and urgent relief is needed to avoid mass disenfranchisement of an entire class of Nebraska citizens.
Status: Ongoing
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South Carolina Supreme Court
Jul 2024
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League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Alexander
This case involves a state constitutional challenge to South Carolina’s 2022 congressional redistricting plan, which legislators admit was drawn to entrench a 6-1 Republican majority in the state’s federal delegation. Plaintiff the League of Women Voters of South Carolina has asked the state’s Supreme Court to conclude that the congressional map is an unlawful partisan gerrymander that violates the state constitution.
Status: Ongoing
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Ohio
Jul 2024
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League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose
In Ohio, HB 458 makes it a felony for any person who is not an election official or mail carrier to return an absentee voter's ballot—including voters with disabilities—unless the person assisting falls within an unduly narrow list of relatives. We are challenging the law because it violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) by making it exceedingly difficult for voters with disabilities to cast their ballots.
Status: Ongoing
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Mississippi
Jul 2024
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Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Mississippi has a growing Black population, which is already the largest Black population percentage of any state in the country. Yet. Black Mississippians continue to be significantly under-represented in the state legislature, as Mississippi’s latest districting maps fail to reflect the reality of the state’s changing demographics. During the 2022 redistricting process, the Mississippi legislature refused to create any new districts where Black voters have a chance to elect their preferred representative. The current district lines therefore dilute the voting power of Black Mississippians and continue to deprive them of political representation that is responsive to their needs and concerns, including severe disparities in education and healthcare.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Texas
Apr 2024
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Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Crystal Mason thought she was performing her civic duty by filling out a provisional ballot in the 2016 election. She didn't know it would land her a five-year prison sentence, upending her family and the life she had built. At the time, Ms. Mason was on federal supervised release, a preliminary period of freedom for individuals who have served their full time of incarceration in federal prison. Ms. Mason didn’t know, and nobody told her, that the state considered her ineligible to vote while on supervised release. Because her name didn’t appear on voter rolls, she filed a provisional ballot, consistent with federal law. The state never counted her ballot but has still sought to send her to prison for an innocent mistake.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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125 Voting Rights Cases
Jul 2020
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Chambers v. State of North Carolina
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
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Voting Rights
Chambers v. State of North Carolina
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Jul 2020
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
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Jul 2020
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People First of Alabama v. Merrill
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Alabama have joined a lawsuit brought by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program seeking to ensure no eligible Alabama voter is denied the right to vote in the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Voting Rights
People First of Alabama v. Merrill
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Alabama have joined a lawsuit brought by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program seeking to ensure no eligible Alabama voter is denied the right to vote in the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 2020
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Jul 2020
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Connecticut NAACP v. Merrill
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit seeking to make mail-in voting available to every eligible voter during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Voting Rights
Connecticut NAACP v. Merrill
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit seeking to make mail-in voting available to every eligible voter during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 2020
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Kansas
Jun 2020
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Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
This lawsuit challenges Kansas’ documentary proof-of-citizenship law which requires people, when they register to vote, to show documents to prove their citizenship. It violates the National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and maintain their registrations.
Status: Ongoing
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Kansas
Voting Rights
Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
This lawsuit challenges Kansas’ documentary proof-of-citizenship law which requires people, when they register to vote, to show documents to prove their citizenship. It violates the National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and maintain their registrations.
Jun 2020
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2020
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Department of Commerce v. New York
Whether the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the Census was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Department of Commerce v. New York
Whether the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the Census was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
May 2020
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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