#civil-rights-litigation

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fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago

Meet 5 LGBTQ+ lawyers standing up to Donald Trump to protect trans Americans

A network of civil-rights attorneys defends transgender people in courts and public life against government efforts to erase their legal recognition and protections.
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

After striking deal with Trump, this BigLaw firm worked with liberal groups to secure pro bono wins in 2 cases

Simpson Thacher worked with the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of Black civic leaders in a case challenging district maps in Mississippi Supreme Court elections, the article reports. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock of the Northern District of Mississippi ruled Aug. 19 that the map diluted the votes of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
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