Allen V. Waller County, Texas

Jayla served as the lead litigant in Allen v. Waller, a federal voting-rights lawsuit challenging discriminatory and improper voting practices against Black student voters. She and four other students served as plaintiffs for the case with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/prairie-view-am-v-texas/

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