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On Aug. 9, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, suspended Monique Worrell, a Democrat, from her elected position as state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties because of his opposition to her...
November 30, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. — Today, the °Ä²Ê¿ª½± (°Ä²Ê¿ª½±) filed a c omplaint challenging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell, claiming the suspension rejects the will of the voters who...
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October 24, 2023
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Today, the °Ä²Ê¿ª½± (°Ä²Ê¿ª½±), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP...
October 23, 2023
ATLANTA — Today, the °Ä²Ê¿ª½± (°Ä²Ê¿ª½±) and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (Foundation) announce 68 organizations selected to receive grants through the Vote Your Voice initiative. These grants,...
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After the Abbeville City Council in Louisiana chose to use a district map that denies equal representation to voters, the °Ä²Ê¿ª½± filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Vermilion Parish NAACP to block use of the map.
The federal lawsuit describes how the council-approved...
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October 12, 2023
ATLANTA – A Georgia district court on Wednesday refused to temporarily lift restrictions to absentee voting, drop boxes and other voting methods that will make it harder for Black voters to cast a ballot for the 2024 election...
