Voting Rights
MALDEF VICTORIOUS IN U.S. SUPREME COURT “MOTOR VOTER” CASE
MALDEF JOINS FORCES WITH GOLDSTEIN, BORGEN, DARDARIAN & HO TO CHALLENGE ABC USD IN DEFENSE OF CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS
MALDEF CHALLENGES ARIZONA PROPOSITION 200 AT U.S. SUPREME COURT
MALDEF FILES BRIEF IN CASE UNDER MOTOR VOTER LAW AT U.S. SUPREME COURT
MALDEF Blocks Texas’ Discriminatory Voter-ID Law in Federal Court
FEDERAL COURT BLOCKS TEXAS REDISTRICTING PLANS
MALDEF SECURES COURT ORDER UPHOLDING FEDERAL LAW IN ARIZONA VOTER REGISTRATION
MALDEF WORKS IN D.C. COURT TO HALT RESTRICTIVE VOTER ID LAW THAT DISENFRANCHISES LATINO VOTERS
MALDEF WINS NINTH CIRCUIT DECISION UPHOLDING ABILITY OF U.S. CITIZENS IN ARIZONA TO REGISTER TO VOTE
MALDEF SEEKS TO STOP TEXAS VOTER ID LAW
MALDEF SUBMITS EQUITY MAP FOR CHICAGO
RECENT FLORIDA AND ARIZONA CHALLENGES TO LONG-STANDING VOTING RIGHTS ACT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CONCERN FOR LATINO VOTE
The States of Florida and Arizona have filed challenges to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Section 5 of the VRA, described by the Supreme Court as “remed(ying) aimed at areas where voting discrimination has been most flagrant,” helps protect the right to vote in places where, historically, this right has been most threatened. The VRA provides for federal oversight of any changes to rules and procedures affecting voting, including redistricting maps, in specified jurisdictions.