Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Aug 22, 2016
Federal Court Rules Ferguson School District Violated Voting Rights Act
ST. LOUIS — A federal court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s Ferguson-Florissant School District dilutes the voting power of the African-Ameri...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 29, 2016
Court Orders Immediate Halt to Kansas Dual Voter Registration System
TOPEKA, Kan. — A state court has ordered an immediate halt to Kansas’ dual voter registration system, meaning thousands of Kansans will have their votes counted for federal, st...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Brown v. Kobach
Jul 29, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina's Restrictive Voting Law
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court today struck down North Carolina's restrictive omnibus voting law in a sweeping victory for voting rights. The ruling blocks voter ID and ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 19, 2016
Federal Court Rules Against Restrictive Wisconsin Voter ID Law
MILWAUKEE — A federal trial court today ruled that voters who have trouble obtaining identification under Wisconsin’s strict voter ID law can vote by affidavit. The American Ci...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 19, 2016
ACLU Sues Kansas Over Dual Voter Registration System
TOPEKA, Kan. — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ dual voter registration system, charging it violates the Kansas Constitution and sta...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Brown v. Kobach
Jun 14, 2016
Kansas Must Begin Registering 18,000 Eligible Voters It Had Illegally Blocked
TOPEKA, Kan. — Today marks the deadline for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to start registering more than 18,000 Kansans who have tried to register to vote but were blocke...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
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