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Republicans and Democrats Support Curbing Partisan Gerrymandering

November 15, 2017
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting

Republicans and Democrats alike support the Supreme Court stepping in to curb partisan gerrymandering. 

Supreme Court Leaves Door Open for Reining In Partisan Gerrymandering

June 19, 2018
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting

The Supreme Court provided a clear roadmap of what it expects to see presented in district court before it sets a legal standard for partisan gerrymandering nationwide.

Supreme Court Leaves Open the Door to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering

Date
June 18, 2018
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting
The Supreme Court declined to strike down Wisconsin's voting map in Gill v. Whitford, returning the case to the District Court.

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Ohio to Purge its Citizens From the Rolls

June 11, 2018
Case
Husted v. Randolph Institute
Issues
Voting Rights

In a 5-4 ruling in Husted v. APRI, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Ohio voter purge practice that removes infrequent voters from the registration rolls.

All Eyes Turn to North Carolina, as SCOTUS Considers Whether to Hear Partisan Gerrymandering Case

June 21, 2018
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

The Supreme Court justices could decide Monday, June 25 whether to hear the North Carolina case or send it back to a lower court. 

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear North Carolina’s Partisan Gerrymandering Case at the Present

Date
June 25, 2018
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

Rucho v. League of Women Voters of NC sent back to District Court for reconsideration

WASHINGTON D.C. — Following its decision last week clarifying the standard for assessing whether challengers have standing to raise partisan gerrymandering claims, the U.S. Supreme Court sent North Carolina’s...

CLC Asked to File Expedited Brief for NC Gerrymandering Case

Date
June 27, 2018
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting
The court asked CLC to file an expedited brief by July 11.

Progress in the Courts Protected Voters from Texas’s Original Discriminatory Voter ID Law

April 27, 2018
Case
Veasey v. Abbott
Issues
Voting Rights

On April 27, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a decision on the longstanding legal challenge to Texas’s voter ID law, Veasey v. Abbott.

Campaign Legal Center Launches Voting Rights Restoration Project with SPLC

Date
July 12, 2018
Case
Thompson v. Alabama
Issues
Voting Rights
CLC and the Southern Poverty Law Center have launched the Alabama Voting Rights Project, a grassroots campaign to re-enfranchise thousands of Alabama voters.

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) Releases State Resources to Hold Politicians Accountable for Partisan Gerrymandering

Date
July 17, 2018
Issues
Redistricting
CLC outlined a legal and policy roadmap for state leaders to advocate for fair redistricting inside and outside of the courtroom.

Voting Rights Advocates Demand that Georgia Secretary of State Cease Discriminatory ‘No Match, No Vote’ Registration Protocol

Date
July 19, 2018
Issues
Voting Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 18, 2018, voting rights advocates sent a notice letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, advising him that the enactment and implementation of the voter registration provisions of Georgia Act 250 (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-220.1), which codified a ‘no match, no vote’ voter...

The Kid Gloves Are Off: Florida Early Voting Case Could Provide New Pathway to Tackling Barriers to Student Voting

August 3, 2018
Issues
Voting Rights

On July 24, 2018, students won a major victory for themselves in securing equal access to the right to vote.

Census Citizenship Question Would Distort Our Representative Democracy

August 9, 2018
Issues
Redistricting

Adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census will hinder its ability to provide an accurate snapshot of our nation’s population.