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July 18, 2024
NEW ORLEANS—July 18, 2024— Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to restore voting rights to tens of thousands of Mississippians in its ruling in Hopkins v. Watson . The °Ä²Ê¿ª½± and...
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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,...
After Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation creating a special judicial district within the city of Jackson where judges would be appointed rather than elected – and ultimately disenfranchise Black voters – the °Ä²Ê¿ª½± filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit by...
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After Mississippi enacted a law that violates the right of residents with disabilities to receive voting assistance from the person of their choice, the °Ä²Ê¿ª½± and its partners challenged the law in federal court.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Disability Rights...
