On Wednesday, February 27 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, et al., which took a deeper look at Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). LDF represents six African-American residents of Shelby County who seek to defend the constitutionality of the core provisions of the Act. 

In order to help spread information to the media and public about Section 5 of the VRA, Fission created an infographic for NAACP LDF that explained why Section 5 is still necessary and the importance it has played in recent elections.

This infographic proved to be successful in raising awareness about the SCOTUS case and was shared across numerous Twitter accounts and blogs. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand tweeted out the infographic:

Click the infographic to the right to see the full infographic here and learn more about the case on the NAACP LDF website.