Court Cases

  • Abbott v. Perez

    A challenge to Texas’s 2011 state legislative and congressional redistricting plan contends the maps were drawn with an unconstitutional discriminatory intent as well as violate the Voting Rights Act.

    August 30, 2018
    Redistricting

  • Cooper v. Berger

    The Brennan Center is supporting North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's lawsuit against the state's General Assembly. This litigation arises out of the Republican-dominated North Carolina Legislature’s efforts to use affirmative misleading ballot language for constitutional amendments that would cement partisan control of the state.

    August 14, 2018
    Voting Rights & Elections
    Government & Court Reform

  • Dwight v. Kemp

    A challenge to Georgia’s 2011 congressional plan brought by four African-American voters contends the map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

    August 9, 2018
    Redistricting

  • Brennan Center for Justice v. U.S. Department of Justice

    The Brennan Center and American Oversight have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice to compel compliance with a FOIA request seeking details on DOJ's voter registration investigation.

    August 7, 2018
    Voting Rights & Elections

  • Shelby County v. Holder

    The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to ensure state and local governments do not pass laws or policies that deny American citizens the equal right to vote based on race. On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court swept away a key provision of this landmark civil rights law in Shelby County v. Holder.

    August 4, 2018
    Voting Rights & Elections
    Restricting the Vote
    The Voting Rights Act

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