NAACP

Rule Changes

Challenging the DOJ's deployment of 1,000 monitors in federal court in Washington

Federal election monitors worked Kentucky's Nov. 3 election from outside a 100-foot boundary at polling places in Louisville and Lexington, after local and state officials refused them entry. Jefferson County Clerk David Yates said about a dozen Justice Department employees were expected in Louisville as civil monitors, not law enforcement. His office told the DOJ that Kentucky law did not authorize routine federal monitoring inside polls.

Updated Nov 1

Money Moves

Plaintiff in Clean Air Act lawsuit against SpaceXAI over 33 unpermitted gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi

SpaceX is now a profitable public company. Third-quarter results reported October 20 showed $4.4 billion in net income on $14.6 billion in revenue, up 161% from a year earlier.

Updated Oct 23

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Condemned Callais ruling; held emergency national town hall April 30; calling for voter mobilization in 2026 midterms

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 29, 2026, in Louisiana v. Callais. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the main federal tool minority voters have used for four decades to challenge racially discriminatory maps, now requires plaintiffs to prove intentional discrimination before courts can order a remedy.

Updated May 31