The US Supreme Court removed a stay Monday in Ardoin v. Robinson, unblocking a lower court order requiring Louisiana to redraw its congressional map to include a second majority-Black district. Louisiana had been accused of allegedly “packing” the majority of the state’s Black voters into one congressional district. The removal was included in Monday’s order [...]
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Thousands gather in Florida to protest law targeted at undocumented immigrants
Floridians gathered across the state Thursday to protest a recently enacted law that imposes restrictions on undocumented immigrants. In what protesters dubbed, “a day without immigrants,” thousands walked off the job to voice their opposition to Governor Ron DeSantis’s approval of Senate Bill (SB) 1718. In Immokalee, Florida, dozens of businesses closed in support of the [...]
China citizens challenge Florida law restricting foreign nationals from purchasing property
A group of Chinese citizens who live in Florida, along with a real estate firm that serves clients of Chinese descent, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a Florida law that imposes restrictions on some foreign nationals and businesses from buying property in the state. Their lawsuit asserts that the law, SB 264, forces them to cancel [...]
The NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory Sunday for the state of Florida over a series of laws recently signed by Governor Ron DeSantis that the organization says “ to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools.” The travel advisory reads: Please be advised that [...]
US civil and disability rights groups ask federal court to block provisions of Georgia voting law
A coalition of civil and disability rights organizations filed an emergency injunction with the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday asking the court to block two provisions of a Georgia voting law, SB 202, due to their impact on people with disabilities’ access to voting. Asserting that the law unjustly burdens disabled people trying to [...]
NAACP sues Mississippi over new judicial bill extending chief justice's power of appointment
The NAACP Monday filed a lawsuit to block a new Mississippi bill that they allege would violate the state’s constitution. House Bill (HB) 1020 allows the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice to appoint four judges to the Circuit Court of Hinds County. While HB 1020 calls the appointed judges “temporary,” their term will last until [...]
LGBTQ+ advocacy group issues travel warning in response to hostile laws in Florida
Nonprofit organization and LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality Florida Wednesday issued a travel warning for LGBTQ+ people thinking of traveling or relocating to Florida. The warning was released following an increase in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Florida, such as HB 1557, which restricts the education and discussion of sexual and gender identity in public schools. The travel [...]
US federal judge rules NAACP data collection lawsuit may proceed
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Columbia Division Wednesday decided that a First Amendment lawsuit filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) over the state’s prohibition against data scraping may proceed. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis denied a motion to dismiss filed by South Carolina State [...]
Texas judge issues temporary restraining order, prohibits harassment of black voters
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Divison Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order to prohibit poll workers from harassing Black voters at a polling center in Beaumont, Texas. The order follows a lawsuit filed by Beaumont’s NAACP chapter alleging instances of harassment and racial discrimination at one of the county’s [...]
Over 100 election-related lawsuits filed ahead of US Election Day
Ahead of the US Election Day on November 8, Republicans and Democrats filed over 100 election-related lawsuits, according to Democracy Docket, a progressive voting rights organization. 138 lawsuits were filed across the US as of Tuesday. Even as Election Day got underway, additional cases extending polling hours were filed and decided in Georgia and Pennsylvania. [...]