Press Releases
about Voting Rights
Sep 24, 2026
Nightmare Over for Crystal Mason, Highest Criminal Court in Texas Dismisses State’s Petition for Review
AUSTIN, Texas — The Court of Criminal Appeals today let stand a lower court's ruling that acquitted Crystal Mason of illegal voting by dismissing the state’s petition for revie...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Sep 22, 2026
ACLU and ACLU Voter Education Fund Invest $2.3 Million in Michigan House and Senate Races, and the Michigan Supreme Court Race
DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU Voter Education Fund are spending $2.3 million in select Michigan House and Senate races, and the...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 14, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Postal Service From Restricting Mail Ballots
Court leaves a preliminary injunction in place through the November election; USPS cannot withhold mail ballots from voters
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Sep 10, 2026
U.S. Postal Service Still Blocked from Enforcing Key Parts of New Rule to Restrict Mail Ballots
U.S. Supreme Court will also consider the Trump administration’s request to stay the injunction
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Sep 04, 2026
Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Interfering with Mail Ballots in November Election
Preliminary injunction bars USPS from enforcing a rule that would have made voter disenfranchisement “practically inevitable”
BOSTON – A federal district court today issued a...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Sep 01, 2026
ACLU, ACLU-MS, LDF, and NAACP Successfully Defend Fair DeSoto County Judicial Districts
OXFORD, Miss. — Challengers of DeSoto County’s sole majority-Black judicial subdistrict filed a stipulation today to dismiss their own lawsuit after a federal judge rejected th...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Foster v. State of Mississippi
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U.S. Supreme CourtSep 2026
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People Not Politicians V. Onder (amicus). Explore Case.People Not Politicians v. Onder (Amicus)
Whether congressional elections in Missouri for the November 2026 midterms will be held using districts that never lawfully took effect because they have not been subject to a vote by the people via the referendum process. -
U.S. Supreme CourtSep 2026
Voting Rights
Hoskins V. Von Glahn (amicus). Explore Case.Hoskins v. von Glahn (Amicus)
Whether congressional elections in Missouri for the November 2026 midterms will be held using districts that never lawfully took effect because they have not been subject to a vote by the people via the referendum process.