LULAC - MEDIA BRIEFING: CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO SCOTUS DECISION GUTTING THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT

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MEDIA BRIEFING: CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO SCOTUS DECISION GUTTING THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s leading civil rights organizations, state and federal legislators, and other advocates and officials will hold a virtual media briefing on Thursday, April 30, at 11am Eastern Time, to discuss a path forward following the U.S. Supreme Court’s devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act with its decision in in Louisiana v. Callais. The ruling threatens to invite a new wave of discriminatory redistricting across the country and to roll back decades of hard-fought progress that brought the nation closer to a democracy where every voice matters equally. WHAT: Media Briefing on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act WHEN: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11am Eastern Time WHO: Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel, LDF Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network Melanie Campbell, President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO, NCNW Maya Wiley, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Janet Murguía, President and CEO, UnidosUS Juan Proaño, CEO, LULAC Kristen Clarke, General Counsel, NAACP U.S. Representative Troy Carter (D-LA) Nick Brown, Attorney General of Washington State State Representative Harold Love, Jr. (D-TN), President, National Black Caucus of State Legislators Watch live here. # # # The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization. Founded in 1929, LULAC is committed to advancing the rights and opportunities of Latino Americans through advocacy, community building, and education. With a growing network of councils nationwide, LULAC remains steadfast in its mission to protect and empower millions of Latinos, contributing daily to America's prosperity. For more information about LULAC and its initiatives, please visit www.LULAC.org.

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