NAACP Files Amicus Brief in Key Supreme Court Voting Rights Case Moore v. Harper
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2022
Contact: Jonah Bryson, jbryson@naacpnet.org
BALTIMORE - Today, the NAACP filed a joint amicus brief with the NAACP North Carolina State Conference and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law (Lawyers' Committee), along with other civil rights organizations, advocating to protect voting rights in North Carolina and nationwide and ensure that state courts remain available to protect Black voters and other voters of color from discriminatory voting laws. NAACP General Counsel Janette McCarthy Wallace and NAACP North Carolina State Conference President Deborah Maxwell issued the following statements:
"The NAACP is proud to stand with our North Carolina State Conference leaders and the Lawyers' Committee in this critical moment to protect our democracy and ensure that all voters have the right to vote in free and fair elections," said Janette McCarthy Wallace, NAACP General Counsel. "With voter suppression efforts on the rise across the country, it is more important than ever that we remain vigilant to all veiled attempts. Our nation's highest court must uphold the rule of law and block this malicious attempt to undermine our fundamental right to access the ballot box. We will watch this case closely as it heads to the Supreme Court for oral argument in December."
"This case is yet another attempt by extreme lawmakers to strip voters of their fundamental right to vote," said Deborah Maxwell, NAACP North Carolina State Conference President. "Voters in North Carolina have faced voter suppression before and surely will again in the future. The North Carolina State Conference will continue to speak up and fight back against these flagrant abuses of power every time. We urge the Supreme Court to uphold our constitutional rights and ensure that unlawful and discriminatory laws passed by extreme legislators can be challenged in our courts."
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