Voting Rights
League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump
On March 25, 2025, in a sweeping and unprecedented Executive Order, President Trump attempted to usurp the power to regulate federal elections from Congress and the States. Among other things, the Executive Order directs the Election Assistance Commission鈥攁n agency that Congress specifically established to be bipartisan and independent鈥攖o require voters to show a passport or other citizenship documentation in order to register to vote in federal elections. If implemented, the Executive Order would threaten the ability of millions of eligible Americans to register and vote and upend the administration of federal elections.
On behalf of leading voter registration organizations and advocacy organizations, the 红杏视频 and co-counsel filed a lawsuit to block the Executive Order as an unconstitutional power grab.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2025
Voting Rights
State Board of Election Commissioners v. Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP
Mississippi has a growing Black population, which is already the largest Black population percentage of any state in the country. Yet. Black Mississippians continue to be significantly under-represented in the state legislature, as Mississippi鈥檚 latest districting maps fail to reflect the reality of the state鈥檚 changing demographics. During the 2022 redistricting process, the Mississippi legislature refused to create any new districts where Black voters have a chance to elect their preferred representative. The current district lines therefore dilute the voting power of Black Mississippians and continue to deprive them of political representation that is responsive to their needs and concerns, including severe disparities in education and healthcare.
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2025
Voting Rights
Louisiana v. Callais (Callais v. Landry)
Whether the congressional map Louisiana adopted to cure a Voting Rights Act violation in Robinson v. Ardoin is itself unlawful as a gerrymander.
Missouri
Sep 2025
Voting Rights
Wise v. Missouri
In unprecedented fashion, the State of Missouri has redrawn the district lines used for electing members of Congress for a second time this decade. These new district lines are gerrymandered and will harm political representation for all Missourians, particularly Black residents in Kansas City, who have been divided along racial lines.
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2025
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Allen v. Milligan
Whether Alabama鈥檚 congressional districts violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because they discriminate against Black voters. We succeeded in winning a new map for 2024 elections which, for the first time, has two congressional district that provide Black voters a fair opportunity to elect candidates of their choosing despite multiple attempts by Alabama to stop us at the Supreme Court. Despite this win, Alabama is still defending its discriminatory map, and a trial was held in February 2025 to determine the map for the rest of the decade.
In May 2025, a federal court ruled that Alabama's 2023 congressional map both violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and was enacted by the Alabama Legislature with racially discriminatory intent.
Mississippi
Aug 2025
Voting Rights
White v. Mississippi State Board of Elections
District lines used to elect Mississippi鈥檚 Supreme Court have gone unchanged for more than 35 years. We鈥檙e suing because this dilutes the voting strength of Black residents in state Supreme Court elections, in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
Louisiana
Aug 2025
Voting Rights
Nairne v. Landry
Nairne v. Landry poses a challenge under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to Louisiana鈥檚 House and Senate legislative maps on behalf of plaintiff Black voters and Black voters across the state.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (Congressional Map Challenge)
South Carolina unlawfully assigned voters to congressional districts based on their race and intentionally discriminated against Black voters in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (Congressional Map Challenge)
South Carolina unlawfully assigned voters to congressional districts based on their race and intentionally discriminated against Black voters in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
Ohio
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose
In Ohio, HB 458 makes it a felony for any person who is not an election official or mail carrier to return an absentee voter's ballot鈥攊ncluding voters with disabilities鈥攗nless the person assisting falls within an unduly narrow list of relatives. We are challenging the law because it violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) by making it exceedingly difficult for voters with disabilities to cast their ballots.
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Ohio
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose
In Ohio, HB 458 makes it a felony for any person who is not an election official or mail carrier to return an absentee voter's ballot鈥攊ncluding voters with disabilities鈥攗nless the person assisting falls within an unduly narrow list of relatives. We are challenging the law because it violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) by making it exceedingly difficult for voters with disabilities to cast their ballots.
Utah Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
Utah State Legislature v. League of Women Voters (Amicus)
This case involves a state constitutional challenge to the Utah Legislature鈥檚 2021 redistricting plan, which was drawn to entrench the majority political party鈥檚 power and to discriminate against Utahns whose political expression aligns with an opposition political party. The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Utah filed an amicus brief in support of the challenge in the Utah Supreme Court, explaining why the redistricting map violates Utahns鈥� free-expression rights and why courts have the authority to block the map as unconstitutional.
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Utah Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
Utah State Legislature v. League of Women Voters (Amicus)
This case involves a state constitutional challenge to the Utah Legislature鈥檚 2021 redistricting plan, which was drawn to entrench the majority political party鈥檚 power and to discriminate against Utahns whose political expression aligns with an opposition political party. The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Utah filed an amicus brief in support of the challenge in the Utah Supreme Court, explaining why the redistricting map violates Utahns鈥� free-expression rights and why courts have the authority to block the map as unconstitutional.
Kansas
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
Coca v. City of Dodge City
Dodge City's (Kansas) at-large method of election for its city commission violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (鈥淰RA鈥�) by diluting the political power of the city鈥檚 Latine community. The at-large method of election also violates the Fourteenth Amendment because it is operated with a discriminatory purpose.
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Kansas
Jul 2024
Voting Rights
Coca v. City of Dodge City
Dodge City's (Kansas) at-large method of election for its city commission violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (鈥淰RA鈥�) by diluting the political power of the city鈥檚 Latine community. The at-large method of election also violates the Fourteenth Amendment because it is operated with a discriminatory purpose.
Court Case
Jun 2024
Voting Rights
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
The 红杏视频 and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against Georgia's newly drawn maps which deny Black residents an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of choice.
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Court Case
Jun 2024
Voting Rights
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
The 红杏视频 and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against Georgia's newly drawn maps which deny Black residents an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of choice.