Press Call at 12:30 EDT on Supreme Court Decision Day to Analyze Ruling on the Voting Rights Act

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WASHINGTON – On the day the Supreme Court rules on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (Shelby County v. Holder), a coalition of civil rights advocacy and litigation organizations will host a press call at 12:30 PM EDT to provide an initial analysis of the decision.

A ruling in this case may come down shortly after 10:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, June 25^th. It is possible that the Court will add more decision days. This advisory will be updated to reflect the situation as it evolves.

The phone number is 877-783-4260. The verbal passcode is “Supreme Court.”

On the call will be representatives of various stakeholder organizations that played key roles in in this case, including the ACLU, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MALDEF, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

CALL DETAILS:

WHO: A coalition of civil rights advocacy and litigation organizations, including the ACLU, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MALDEF, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

WHAT: Press call to analyze and comment on the Supreme Court opinion on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (Shelby County v. Holder).

WHEN: 12:30 PM EDT on the Supreme Court Decision Day in Shelby County v. Holder. A ruling in this case may come down shortly after 10:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, June 25^th.

CALL-IN INFO: 877-783-4260, Verbal Passcode: “Supreme Court”