Civil rights attorney @NAACP_LDF | tweets about voting rights, policing, & tech | CUNY John Jay College + NYU Law | he/him | views my own
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John Cusick retweeted
Redistricting cases are even more difficult to navigate b/c of some recent Supreme Court decisions and require deep expertise. Thankfully LDF has some of the strongest litigators in the country, like Assistant Counsel @johnscusick, fighting for #fairmaps.
Grateful to have finished another @nycmarathon. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes beforehand and along the route. And to @NAACP_LDF for putting together a terrific team.
Now off to Georgia for Election Day! 🗳️
Tomorrow is race day!
So excited to be running this years @nycmarathon on behalf of @NAACP_LDF.
Give a shoutout if you’ll be out watching along route.
John Cusick retweeted
Meet Team LDF!
On 11/3, just 2 days before Election Day and the LAST day to vote early in NY, these runners will carry the torch of advancing equal justice through NYC's streets.
Join us in cheering them on and then head to your polling site to vote!
engage.naacpldf.org/a/nycmar…
I am thrilled to be running this year's @nycmarathon to raise funds for @NAACP_LDF, which is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice and where I am lucky to work.
You can donate here: engage.naacpldf.org/a/nycmar….
Hope to see some of you along the route!
BREAKING: The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously denies the last-minute effort to reinstate the State Election Board's unlawful rules, including the hand count and certification rules!
John Cusick retweeted
"We applaud the judicial decisions blocking the Georgia State Election Board’s unlawful rules, which are inconsistent with Georgia law and would risk disrupting the election administration process."
– @johnscusick, LDF Assistant Counsel
naacpldf.org/press-release/v…
ALT A person holds a small sticker that reads "I Voted" with an American flag design.
John Cusick retweeted
The election board in Cobb County, one of metro Atlanta's most populous counties, will soon start charging people who challenge the eligibility of voters under a recent Georgia law #gapol ajc.com/politics/cobb-county…
So excited to run this year's @nycmarathon to raise funds for @NAACP_LDF! LDF is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Any contribution and sharing the link below would be much appreciated!
You can donate here: engage.naacpldf.org/a/nycmar…
John Cusick retweeted
Mississippi’s 1890 constitution was explicitly racist: it meant to limit Black political power through felony disenfranchisement.
Today the conservative 5th Circuit upheld that Jim Crow-era policy, ensuring many tens of thousands can’t vote in November.
boltsmag.org/mississippi-lif…
Penal disenfranchisement laws are discriminatory defects in our democracy. They disproportionately harm Black voters & other voters of color, and they are exactly what the Eighth Amendment's prohibition should cover: cruel punishment. Another unfortunate decision. #UnlockTheVote
BREAKING: The full Fifth Circuit, on a 13-6 vote, upholds Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting by those convicted of any of a number of felonies. A prior three-judge panel had held that the ban violates the 8th Amendment. The full court rejected that. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
ALT IV. Holding Art. XII, Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution categorically unconstitutional, even as to a limited set of offenders, is at odds with the Supreme Court's and other courts' decisions, would thwart the ability of the State's legislature and citizens to determine their voting qualifications, and would require federal courts overtly to make legislative choices that, in our federal system, belong at the State level. The district court's judgment denying relief to the Plaintiffs is AFFIRMED.
Very excited to join this excellent discussion about various racial voter suppression and redistricting efforts. #FreeTheVote #FairMaps
Happening Soon: LDF's @johnscusick will join @TJC_DC's discussion on the national battle against racial redistricting in South Carolina, Louisiana, and other Supreme Court and lower court cases.
📆: June 24 | 7 PM
📍: Livestream on Facebook & YouTube
John Cusick retweeted
Save the Date: LDF's @johnscusick will join @TJC_DC's discussion on the national battle against racial redistricting in South Carolina, Louisiana, and other Supreme Court and lower court cases.
📆: June 24 | 7 PM
📍: Livestream on Facebook & YouTube
John Cusick retweeted
Breaking news: Crystal Mason, the Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison for trying to submit a provisional ballot in 2016 that was rejected, has been acquitted on appeal. Story TK. Background: theguardian.com/us-news/2022…
John Cusick retweeted
"They abandoned these traditional redistricting principles that had guided all their work. And you see this tremendous disparity of almost 30,000 Black Charlestonians moved out of Congressional District 1 for no reason." John Cusick, Assistant Counsel, LDF on @rolandsmartin
Looking forward to joining #RolandMartinUnfiltered shortly to discuss today's unfortunate order from a three-judge district court allowing South Carolina’s racially gerrymandered congressional map to remain in place for the 2024 elections. #FairMaps
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#BREAKING: A three-judge district court issued an order allowing South Carolina’s racially gerrymandered congressional map to remain in place for the 2024 elections.
LDF issued the following statement: naacpldf.org/press-release/d…
John Cusick retweeted
"We cannot allow delay tactics to impede progress towards fair and equitable representation in our democracy." – Taiwan Scott, Plaintiff in Alexander v. S.C. NAACP
Our response urging the Court to deny the stay: naacpldf.org/press-release/b…
Here's our response opposing Dfs' emergency application for a stay in which they request South Carolina's racially gerrymandered congressional map remains in place for 2024 elections: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2….
@NAACP_LDF @ACLU @ACLU_SC @arnoldporter @SCNAACP #FairMaps
Quick update: our response to Defendants' application for a stay is due by noon on Monday, March 25 @NAACP_LDF @ACLU @ACLU_SC @arnoldporter @SCNAACP #FairMaps
Quick update: our response to Defendants' application for a stay is due by noon on Monday, March 25 @NAACP_LDF @ACLU @ACLU_SC @arnoldporter @SCNAACP #FairMaps
Instead of waiting for a decision from the panel, on Monday (3/18), Defendants filed an emergency application for a stay with the Supreme Court, asking to keep in place South Carolina's racially gerrymandered congressional map for the 2024 elections: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2….