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The U.S. Supreme Court today unanimously held in Evenwel v. Abbott that all people count for the purpose of drawing voting districts, not just eligible voters.
Letter written by the Voting Rights Institute to the Department of Justice urging them to investigate Daphe City Council's reduction in the number of polling places and enactment of a new reidstricting plan that may dilute the influence of the Black community in Daphne, Alabama.
In November 2015, the Supreme Court noted probable jurisdiction in this case. Oral argument will be heard on March 21, 2016. The Campaign Legal Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the plaintiff-appellees.
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing voters in Quitman County, Miss. against a legal action seeking more than $300K in attorneys’ fees. Longtime civil rights attorney Ellis Turnage brought a lawsuit on behalf of two voters challenging the county’s redistricting plan. Before trial, plaintiffs decided to dismiss the case. The county then turned around and claimed the suit was “frivolous,” seeking attorneys’ fees against Turnage and his clients.
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing voters in Quitman County, Miss. against a legal action seeking more than $300K in attorneys’ fees. Longtime civil rights attorney Ellis Turnage brought a lawsuit on behalf of two voters challenging the county’s redistricting plan. Before trial, plaintiffs decided to dismiss the case. The county then turned around and claimed the suit was “frivolous,” seeking attorneys’ fees against Turnage and his clients.
In the middle of the night February 1, while everyone focused on the Iowa Caucus results, Brian Newby, the new executive director for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), sent letters to the chief election officers in Kansas, Georgia, and Alabama granting their request that the federal voter registration form require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in those states. The policy change is an about face for the agency, which previously twice rejected the same requests.
Campaign Legal Center joined with other good-government, civil rights, and voting rights groups in sending a letter calling for Newby to withdraw his letter unilaterally granting the three states’ request to make this significant change in voter registration requirements in federal elections.
Statement of Points and Authorities in support of Motion to Intervene as Defendants on behalf of Earl Cunningham, et al.
Proposed Intervenors seek to participate in this action as parties to defend the constitutionality of Sections 4(b) and (5) of the Voting Rights Act against Plaintiff’s claim that they exceed Congressional authority. Plaintiff’s Complaint, Motion for Summary Judgment, and supporting documents fail to establish, either as a matter of law or fact, that Sections 4(b) and (5) of the Voting Rights Act are unconstitutional.
Motion of Earl Cunningham, Harry Jones, Albert Jones, Ernest Montgomery, Anthony Vines, and William Walker to intervene as Defendants. In the alternative, Proposed Intervenors seek permissive intervention pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(b)(1). Proposed Intervenors seek to intervene as Defendants in this action to defend the constitutionality of Sections 4(b) and (5) of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
NAACP/ACLU's memorandum in support of motion to intervene as a defendant.
Bobby Pierson, Willie Goldsmith, Sr., Mary Paxton-Lee, Kenneth Dukes, and Alabama State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc. (collectively, “Proposed Intervenors”), submit this Initial Responsive Pleading, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(c) and Local Civil Rule 7(j).
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s memorandum in support of motion to intervene as defendant.
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s motion to intervene as a defendant.