CEC Board Member Edward “Eddie” D. Greim, Esq., a nationally recognized constitutional and election law attorney who twice argued Louisiana v. Callais before the U.S. Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Constitution Subcommittee concerning enforcement of the landmark decision.
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Board Member Eddie Greim Secures Major Victory at SCOTUS with Callais
CEC congratulates board member Edward “Eddie” D. Greim for his victory this week at SCOTUS in the landmark voting rights equality decision, Callais. Mr. Greim twice argued Callais before SCOTUS, securing a 6-3 victory on behalf of his clients.
SCOTUS Adopts Key CEC Arguments in Landmark VRA Decision
CEC is pleased that SCOTUS’s 6-3 landmark decision in Louisiana v. Callais adopts several key lines of argument from CEC’s amicus brief, protecting equal voting rights in redistricting.
CEC Urges SCOTUS to Protect Equal Voting Rights in Redistricting
The Center for Election Confidence (“CEC”) today filed an amicus brief in Louisiana v. Callais (No. 24-109), urging the Supreme Court to protect equal voting rights in redistricting cases brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
A core CEC principle is that “all eligible citizens [must be able to] vote freely within an election system of reasonable procedures that promote election integrity, prevent vote dilution and disenfranchisement, and instill public confidence in election systems and outcomes”. To further that goal, CEC argues three main points in its brief.