July 18, 2022
UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) filed an amicus brief on behalf of UCLA Social Scientists with the U.S. Supreme Court in the voting rights case Merrill et. al., v. Milligan et. al. The VRP argued for the Court to keep the Voting Rights Act’s longstanding protections of minority voting rights intact.
Pettaway v. Galveston County, Texas
February 22, 2022
UCLA Voting Rights Project, along with the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a supplemental complaint to an ongoing lawsuit against Galveston County’s redistricting map.
Navajo Nation, et al. v. San Juan County, NM et al.
February 11, 2022
The San Juan County Board of Commissioners’ new legislative map dilutes the vote of the Indigenous population within the county, preventing them from electing their choice candidates in all but one of the five county districts.
Soto Palmer et al. v. Hobbs et al.
January 19, 2022
The UCLA Voting Rights Project, in partnership with Campaign Legal Center and MALDEF are suing the state of Washington over their newly approved legislative maps as one of the legislative districts has the effect of diluting Latino voters ability to elect candidates of choice in the Yakima Valley region.
