Tag: Texas

Voting Rights Groups File Complaint Urging Court to Address Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Law In Texas.
Posted on
Election Protection

On December 1, 2021, non-profit civic engagement organization Mi Familia Vota and individual voters filed an amended complaint in federal court in Texas to further address the unlawful new voter suppression law recently enacted by the State Legislature. The plaintiffs filed the complaint jointly with Houston Justice, Houston Area Urban League, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Read More

Free Speech For People Legal Team Holds Special Briefing Call To To Discuss How The Organization Is Fighting Back To Defend Our Democracy And Our Constitution.
Posted on
FSFP Updates

Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz recently moderated a special briefing call featuring Legal Director Ron Fein and Senior Counsel Courtney Hostetler, where the legal experts discussed how the organization is fighting back to defend our democracy and our Constitution. “Instead of celebrating the fact that our electorate has begun to better reflect the
Read More

WATCH: Voting Rights are On the Line in Texas
Posted on
Election Protection

Last month, Texas enacted one of the country’s most restrictive voting laws in the modern era. With measures targeting many of the voting methods used during the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers largely suppressed votes from Texans of color and other marginalized communities. This law is an assault on democracy in Texas. That’s why we filed a
Read More

Fifth Circuit Court Ruling In The Case Challenging Unsafe And Unequal Election Practices In Texas During A Pandemic Featured in Law 360
Posted on
Election Protection

Following the ruling, plaintiffs file new motion for preliminary injunction for relief under the Voter Rights Act to require the statewide mask mandate in Texas be applied at polling locations. Law 360 recently covered the Fifth Circuit Court’s ruling in Mi Familia Vota v. Abbott — the case challenging unsafe and unequal election practices in
Read More

Voting Rights Advocates Win Motion To Expedite Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Case Challenging Unsafe and Unequal Elections in Texas During a Pandemic.
Posted on
Election Protection

Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and an individual Texas voter won a motion to expedite their appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case challenging unsafe and unequal elections in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. Free Speech For People, the law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann &
Read More

FSFP Senior Counsel Courtney Hostetler Discusses Lawsuits To Challenge Unsafe And Unequal Voting Practices in Texas, North Carolina and Pennsylvania On The BradCast.
Posted on
Election Protection

Free Speech For People Senior Counsel Courtney Hostetler recently appeared on the BradCast to discuss various lawsuits in Texas, North Carolina and Pennsylvania to challenge unsafe and unequal voting practices during the COVID19 pandemic. “Because of the socioeconomic burdens that have been placed on marginalized communities in this country – that run along racial and
Read More

FSFP Lawsuit Challenging Unsafe and Unequal Election Practices in Texas Featured In Texas Tribune
Posted on
Election Protection

The Texas Tribune recently covered Free Speech For People’s lawsuit challenging unsafe and unequal election practices in Texas. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and individual Texas voters seeking to ensure that Texas in-person voters will be able to cast their votes safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In
Read More