by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
In September 2006, the Lawyers’ Committee, together with Demos, Project Vote, and the law firm of Dechert LLP, filed suit against officials of the State of Ohio to remedy their violation of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The suit alleged that the...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
This lawsuit asserts that the method of electing judges who serve on the Baton Rouge, Louisiana City Court violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by denying African Americans an equal opportunity to participate in judgeship elections. Plaintiffs are...
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
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
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...
