NAACP LDF v. Trump
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NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. v. Trump, No. 1:17-cv-05427-ALC (S.D.N.Y. 2017), was a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, The Ordinary People Society, and a coalition of civil rights groups alleged that the defendants, President Donald Trump, the Vice President Michael Pence, and Kris Kobach were in violation of the Fifth and Fifteenth Amendments and the Federal Advisory Committee Act by establishing the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (PEIC) for the purpose of intentionally discriminating against Black and Latino voters in violation of the Fifth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al v. Trump et al | |
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Court | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
Full case name | NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.; The Ordinary People Society; HEALSTL; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Pennsylvania State Conference; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Florida State Conference; Hispanic Federation; Mi Familia Vota; Southwest Voter Registration Education Project;and Labor Council for Latin American Advancement v. Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America; Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, an advisory committee commissioned by President Trump; Michael Pence, in his official capacity as Vice President of the United States and chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity; Kris W. Kobach in his official capacity as Vice Chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity[1] |
Decided | Dismissed on February 28, 2018 |
Defendant(s) | Donald J. Trump Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity Michael Pence Kris W. Kobach |
Counsel for plaintiff(s) | Sherrilyn Ifill Janai Nelson Samuel Spital Rachel Kleinman Natasha C. Merle Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund LatinoJustice PRLDEF[2][3] |
Plaintiff(s) | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. The Ordinary People Society #HealSTL Hispanic Federation Mi Familia Vota Southwest Voter Education Project Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Florida State Conference of the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP |
Citation(s) | No. 1:17-cv-05427 |
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Judge(s) sitting | Andrew L. Carter Jr. |