voting rights

  • Federal Judges Mandate Creation Of More Black-Majority Districts In Mississippi

    A federal panel of three judges has mandated that the Mississippi Legislature establish additional Black-majority House and Senate districts following a lawsuit alleging the dilution of Black voting power. The ruling, delivered on July 2, sided with the Mississippi Conference of the NAACP and Black voters, who contended that the 2022 district maps were designed…

  • Crystal Mason: Appeals Court Overturns 2016 Illegal Voting Conviction Of Black Mother

    The Texas Second Court of Appeals has made a significant ruling, overturning the conviction of Crystal Mason for illegal voting during the 2016 election. Mason, who was previously sentenced to five years in prison, was acquitted of the felony voting charge by the Tarrant County-based court. This decision marks a pivotal moment in a legal…

  • NAACP Sues Alabama Town Over Decades-Long Violations of Voting Rights

    The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, along with a private Alabama law firm, Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davis & Rouco, has filed a lawsuit against the town of Newbern, Alabama, alleging decades-long violations of residents’ voting rights. The lawsuit targets the town’s former mayor, Haywood “Woody” Stokes, and the all-white council board for allegedly manipulating the political…