Press Call TODAY at 12:30 EDT to Analyze SCOTUS Ruling on the Voting Rights Act

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

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

Here is a link to the decision: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-96_6k47.pdf

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 the Voting Rights Act (Shelby County v. Holder).

WHEN: Today at 12:30 PM EDT

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

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