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Georgia Court Blocks Racially Gerrymandered Cobb County School Board Map

December 15, 2023

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — In a win for Black and Latinx voters, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia blocked the Cobb County School Board from using its racially gerrymandered map in an upcoming election because...

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Vote Your Voice Florida: Student organization trains tomorrow’s leaders

December 08, 2023

Rhonda Sonnenberg

12 people in black T-shirts stand behind banner for Florida Student Power.

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Vote Your Voice Georgia: Student activists lead voter empowerment efforts

December 01, 2023

Esther Schrader

a group of students. Their t-shirts say "Students Learn, Students Vote"

Caicedo, et al. v. DeSantis

Voting Rights

Voting Rights - FL

Active Case

Date Filed

November 30, 2023

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...

SPLC Challenges Florida Governor’s Suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell

November 30, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) 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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Mississippi HBCU students join Hip-Hop Text-a-Thon event to mobilize voters

November 02, 2023

Safiya Charles

Artists and students crowd stage at Tougaloo College

CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND COBB COUNTY VOTERS SEEK INJUNCTION TO RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY MAP

October 24, 2023

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP...

SPLC and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announce Recipients of Vote Your Voice Field Strengthening Grants

October 23, 2023

ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) 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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SPLC sues Louisiana city on behalf of NAACP, challenging unfair voting map

October 20, 2023

Dwayne Fatherree

NAACP, Vermilion Parish Chapter v. City of Abbeville

Voting Rights

Voting Rights - LA

Active Case

Date Filed

October 17, 2023

After the Abbeville City Council in Louisiana chose to use a district map that denies equal representation to voters, the Southern Poverty Law Center 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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Georgia Court Blocks Racially Gerrymandered Cobb County School Board Map

Vote Your Voice Florida: Student organization trains tomorrow’s leaders

Vote Your Voice Georgia: Student activists lead voter empowerment efforts

Caicedo, et al. v. DeSantis

Date Filed

SPLC Challenges Florida Governor’s Suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell

Mississippi HBCU students join Hip-Hop Text-a-Thon event to mobilize voters

CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND COBB COUNTY VOTERS SEEK INJUNCTION TO RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY MAP

SPLC and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announce Recipients of Vote Your Voice Field Strengthening Grants

SPLC sues Louisiana city on behalf of NAACP, challenging unfair voting map

NAACP, Vermilion Parish Chapter v. City of Abbeville

Date Filed

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