LDF’s rich history includes litigating civil rights claims before the U.S. Supreme Court. Only the government has argued more civil rights cases before the Supreme Court. Of the 72 cases presented for the Court’s October 2018 Term (covering the fall of 2018 and spring of 2019), LDF filed an amicus brief in six cases affecting civil rights. Those cases were: Timbs v. Indiana; Flowers v. Mississippi; Rucho v. Common Cause/Lamone v. Benisek; Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis; Department of Commerce v. New York; and Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus.  

Here, we provide a snapshot of the issue in each case, LDF’s position, the outcome, and its impact on our rights. Our hope is that this summary will be easy to digest (without too much legal jargon) and will underscore the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court (and other courts) to our lives and the future of our democracy.