On behalf of our clients, the Spirit Lake Nation, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and individual voters, Campaign Legal Center and our partners plan to take the fight for fair voting maps to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Native voters in North Dakota have long been fighting for fair representation, but, this past May, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision declaring that individuals in the seven states under its jurisdiction no longer have the right to challenge racially discriminatory maps or laws under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 

Campaign Legal Center and our partners asked the Eighth Circuit to place its decision on hold while the Supreme Court considers this case. When the Eighth Circuit declined, we next asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause the Eighth Circuit’s ruling. This is important because, without a pause of the decision, the discriminatory map that was ruled unlawful will be back in effect for the 2026 election.

All voters should be protected under the Voting Rights Act, regardless of the state they live in — we cannot leave voters in certain states behind.

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On July 21 at 2 PM ET, Campaign Legal Center, joined by local community leaders who have been working to combat felony disenfranchisement, will hold a conversation to explore how states across the country are making progress toward abolishing this practice and how other states can follow suit.