Backed by Big Law’s Dechert, the Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP has sued state election officials in an effort to bar the state from undertaking voting practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that could disproportionately affect—and possibly disenfranchise—minority voters.

The suit, captioned NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference v. Boockvar, was filed in the Commonwealth Court on Thursday.

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