How the Courts Failed Us
In Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court struck down the coverage formula underpinning Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 because, in the words of the Chief Justice: “Nearly 50 years later, things have changed dramatically.” Turns out, he was wrong.
Florida
Florida Voter Suppression Bill (NAACP LDF)
Florida NAACP v. Lee
Lawsuit filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on behalf of the Florida NAACP, Disability Rights Florida, and Common Cause challenging the voter suppression law, SB 90. The case claims that SB 90’s drop-box restrictions, ID requirements, food and water ban, and more violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Florida
Florida Voter Suppression Bill (LWV)
League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee
Lawsuit brought by the League of Women Voters of Florida, Black Voters Matters Fund, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and individual voters against all 67 Florida counties challenging the voter suppression law, SB 90. The case claims that SB 90’s drop-box restrictions, vote by mail repeat request requirement, volunteer assistance ban, deceptive registration warning and food and water ban violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Texas House Passes SB 7 Voter Suppression Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Republicans in the Texas House passed SB 7 on its final reading on Friday afternoon.
New York AG Intervenes in Suit Against Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The New York Attorney General’s office filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against right-wing conspiracy theorist and fraudster, Jacob Wohl, on Thursday.
How Republicans Use Redistricting To Their Advantage
We’re looking back at a 2020 study that dove into the impact of redistricting on the partisan seat share in the U.S. House over the last 50 years—and how Republicans have manipulated the redistricting process for their own benefit.
OnThe Docket
The Real Census News: The GOP’s Self-Sabotage
A country in which party so thoroughly trumps geography is not the Republic our Framers envisioned—but the 2020 census sabotage makes clear that it’s the Republic in which we now live.
