Redistricting
What We're Doing
Court Case
Nairne v. Ardoin
2022
Nairne v. Ardoin
2022
We're suing Louisiana for racial gerrymandering.
We're suing Louisiana for racial gerrymandering.
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We're suing Louisiana for racial gerrymandering.
The Louisiana Legislature voted to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of the congressional map passed earlier this year, which failed to add a second majority-Black district. In response we challenged the map as a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
2021
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
2021
We’re suing Georgia for racially discriminatory maps.
We’re suing Georgia for racially discriminatory maps.
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We’re suing Georgia for racially discriminatory maps.
Georgia has enacted new state House and state Senate district lines that are unlawful and deny Black residents an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of choice.
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Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
2021
Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
2021
We’re suing Arkansas over its proposed redistricting plan.
We’re suing Arkansas over its proposed redistricting plan.
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We’re suing Arkansas over its proposed redistricting plan.
The lawsuit charges that the proposed map, as currently drawn, denies Black Arkansans an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of their choice, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Thomas v. Merrill and Milligan v. Merrill
2021
Thomas v. Merrill and Milligan v. Merrill
2021
We’re suing Alabama for racial gerrymandering.
We’re suing Alabama for racial gerrymandering.
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We’re suing Alabama for racial gerrymandering.
Alabama’s newly drawn maps for state legislative and congressional districts are extreme racial gerrymanders that harm Black Alabamians, communities of color, and all Alabamians who care about fair representation.
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South Carolina Conference of the NAACP v. McMaster
2021
South Carolina Conference of the NAACP v. McMaster
2021
We’re suing South Carolina for its racially gerrymandered maps.
We’re suing South Carolina for its racially gerrymandered maps.
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We’re suing South Carolina for its racially gerrymandered maps.
South Carolina’s new state House district map intentionally discriminates against Black communities in the state. This is the second lawsuit against the state this redistricting cycle – following our original lawsuit over their delayed redistricting process.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission
2021
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission
2021
We’re suing Ohio over their unconstitutional State Legislative Maps.
We’re suing Ohio over their unconstitutional State Legislative Maps.
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We’re suing Ohio over their unconstitutional State Legislative Maps.
This year, Ohio passed statewide maps that exhibited extreme partisan gerrymandering -- district lines were drawn to blatantly favor one party over another, expressly disregarding the preferences of Ohio voters.
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Historical Hall of Fame
Reynolds v. Sims
1964
The case that established the “One person, One Vote” principle.
The case that established the “One person, One Vote” principle.
Department of Commerce v. New York
2019
We blocked the Trump Administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
We blocked the Trump Administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant School District
2014
We sued under the Voting Rights Act for a new method of elections and won; today, a majority of the School Board is Black.
We sued under the Voting Rights Act for a new method of elections and won; today, a majority of the School Board is Black.
Thornburg v. Gingles
1986
This case established that the Voting Rights Act can require districts to be drawn to provide voters of color an equal opportunity to elect their preferred candidates.
This case established that the Voting Rights Act can require districts to be drawn to provide voters of color an equal opportunity to elect their preferred candidates.
Evenwel v. Abbott
2016
This case established that all people – including noncitizens – may be included in redistricting.
This case established that all people – including noncitizens – may be included in redistricting.
Rucho v. Common Cause
2019
This case established that plaintiffs cannot challenge redistricting plans as unfair partisan gerrymanders in federal court.
This case established that plaintiffs cannot challenge redistricting plans as unfair partisan gerrymanders in federal court.