by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
In 2005, the Georgia legislature passed a statute requiring in-person voters to provide state-issued photo identification at the polls. Previous to the new law, birth certificates, Social Security cards, Certified Naturalization Documents, current utility bills, bank...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
In May 2012, the Lawyers’ Committee, together with pro bono counsel Ropes & Gray LLP and other litigation partners (the Boston Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, Demos, and Project Vote), filed suit in federal court to remedy the...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
The Lawyers’ Committee, along with the law firm of Bryan Cave and the Brennan Center for Justice, represented the National Council of La Raza (“NCLR”) and the League of Women Voters of Florida (“LWV”) as intervenors in this litigation to oppose preclearance under...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
The Voting Rights Project filed suit in December 2013 in Arizona Superior Court challenging the method used for electing the Governing Board of the Maricopa County Community College District. In 2010, the Arizona Legislature enacted H.B. 2261 requiring that two...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
On June 6, 2011, the Lawyers’ Committee, together with pro bono counsel Dechert LLP and other litigation partners, filed suit in federal court to remedy the failure of Georgia state officials to provide voter registration services at state public assistance offices,...
