Fighting Racial Gerrymandering
LWV of South Carolina and LWVUS filed amicus briefs at the United States Supreme Court supporting plaintiffs seeking affirmation of a three-judge panel ruling that found South Carolina’s first congressional district to be a racial gerrymander. The plaintiffs argued the state legislature violated the Fifteenth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause by dividing Black communities and voters among multiple districts to reduce their power to affect elections.
Protecting Public Education in Montana
LWV of Montana and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Montana state court asserting a new law creating a “community choice” school system violated several provisions of Montana’s state constitution by creating a parallel education system separate from state institutions and regulations overseeing the public school system, extending government funding to these community choice schools, and restricting who could vote for their governing boards.