Civil rights attorney @NAACP_LDF | tweets about voting rights, policing, & tech | CUNY John Jay College + NYU Law | he/him | views my own
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John Cusick retweeted
Redistricting cases are even more difficult to navigate b/c of some recent Supreme Court decisions and require deep expertise. Thankfully LDF has some of the strongest litigators in the country, like Assistant Counsel @johnscusick, fighting for #fairmaps.
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Meet Team LDF!
On 11/3, just 2 days before Election Day and the LAST day to vote early in NY, these runners will carry the torch of advancing equal justice through NYC's streets.
Join us in cheering them on and then head to your polling site to vote!
engage.naacpldf.org/a/nycmar…
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"We applaud the judicial decisions blocking the Georgia State Election Board’s unlawful rules, which are inconsistent with Georgia law and would risk disrupting the election administration process."
– @johnscusick, LDF Assistant Counsel
naacpldf.org/press-release/v…
ALT A person holds a small sticker that reads "I Voted" with an American flag design.
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The election board in Cobb County, one of metro Atlanta's most populous counties, will soon start charging people who challenge the eligibility of voters under a recent Georgia law #gapol ajc.com/politics/cobb-county…
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Mississippi’s 1890 constitution was explicitly racist: it meant to limit Black political power through felony disenfranchisement.
Today the conservative 5th Circuit upheld that Jim Crow-era policy, ensuring many tens of thousands can’t vote in November.
boltsmag.org/mississippi-lif…
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Save the Date: LDF's @johnscusick will join @TJC_DC's discussion on the national battle against racial redistricting in South Carolina, Louisiana, and other Supreme Court and lower court cases.
📆: June 24 | 7 PM
📍: Livestream on Facebook & YouTube
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Breaking news: Crystal Mason, the Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison for trying to submit a provisional ballot in 2016 that was rejected, has been acquitted on appeal. Story TK. Background: theguardian.com/us-news/2022…
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"They abandoned these traditional redistricting principles that had guided all their work. And you see this tremendous disparity of almost 30,000 Black Charlestonians moved out of Congressional District 1 for no reason." John Cusick, Assistant Counsel, LDF on @rolandsmartin
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#BREAKING: A three-judge district court issued an order allowing South Carolina’s racially gerrymandered congressional map to remain in place for the 2024 elections.
LDF issued the following statement: naacpldf.org/press-release/d…
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"We cannot allow delay tactics to impede progress towards fair and equitable representation in our democracy." – Taiwan Scott, Plaintiff in Alexander v. S.C. NAACP
Our response urging the Court to deny the stay: naacpldf.org/press-release/b…
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.@NAACP_LDF's @johnscusick moderates a panel on redistricting and representation at The Brennan Center's "The Racial Turnout Gap in the 21st Century" — a 2-day conference exploring voting laws, social trends, political alienation, party mobilization & more @nyulaw. #RTG2024
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There are still a few upcoming elections during the next two weeks. Are you ready to vote?
For more voting resources: voting.naacpldf.org/
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News: we have filed an emergency application with #SCOTUS to vacate the Fifth Circuit’s stay of our Galveston redistricting victory. A map labeled “stark and jarring” discriminatory treatment of Black and Latino voters cannot be allowed into effect. campaignlegal.org/sites/defa…
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State lawmakers recently adopted House Bill 4983, which puts Michigan in a unique class. Signed into law by Gov. Whitmer on 11/28, this is the first law in the nation to require a state to register people to vote when they’re released from prison.
boltsmag.org/michigan-automa…
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Today's ruling that private plaintiffs can no longer bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act deliberately denies and dampens the opportunity for voters of color to engage in the democratic process fairly and fully. naacpldf.org/press-release/l…
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#SCOTUS in Shelby County: We don’t need preclearance to enforce the Voting Rights Act because private suits remain available to challenge specific violations of the Act directly under section 2.
Eighth Circuit: About those private suits…
BREAKING: An 8th Circuit panel of federal judges has struck down the main path for enforcing the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 protections for people of color, upholding a lower court ruling that says private individuals can’t bring lawsuits under the law
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ALT Did Congress give private plaintiffs the ability to sue under § 2 of the Voting Rights Act? Text and structure reveal that the answer is no, so we affirm the district court’s decision to dismiss.
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MISSISSIPPI: Here are a few things you should know before casting your vote on November 7th!
✅ Ten state executive offices are up for election this season
✅ The last day to absentee vote in person is Saturday, November 4
✅ You are required to present your ID when voting
John Cusick retweeted
Voting is a right, not a privilege.
We all have the right to make our voices heard. Know your rights before you head to the polls this election season. ⬇️
