Trump’s Drive for Power Threatens Local Sovereignty
We are accustomed to Trump flouting and subverting the law, but perhaps less observed are the ways in which his administration seems determined to shut down local sovereignty.
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To Impose Abortion Ban, Missouri GOP Aims to Stymie Direct Democracy
Conservatives don’t support voters having a say on abortion via direct democracy — when Republicans claimed they wanted to send the issue of abortion back to the states, they meant returning power to themselves alone.
No Surrender: The Boss Is Showing How to Stand Up to Trump
Springsteen, who is 75 and has taken part in American political and social protests since he played the No Nukes festival at Madison Square Garden in 1979, spoke more directly than any major entertainment figure has since Trump’s inauguration.
With North Carolina Elections Under GOP Control, Expect New Barriers to Voting
While Griffin’s concession is great news for voters — and fair elections — Republicans have other maneuvers up their sleeve to undermine democracy. For nearly a decade, they’ve been plotting to take control of state elections — and they may finally have succeeded.
The Lawsuit Exposing MAGA’s Voter Suppression Machine
This case in Georgia is an opportunity to further expose the MAGA anti-voter machine, and affirm that the Voting Rights Act still has teeth.
Trump Administration Dismantles Protections Against Law Enforcement Abuses
While much of this is already in action before our eyes, leaving some 18,000 law enforcement agencies without federal oversight or limits places everyone in peril.
Lower Courts Are Saving The Rule of Law — Now the GOP Wants to Stop Them
We can’t always count on our courts to do the right thing, but we certainly need them to be empowered to try.
The SAVE Act Extends the GOP’s War on Women to the Voter Rolls
It sounds like Trump’s idea of protecting women is limiting their rights to preserve his own grip on power.
Nonprofits Under Attack: Is ‘Institutional Strength’ Strong Enough to Defeat the Authoritarians?
Collective action is the only force capable of meeting an authoritarian movement with equal resolve.
The Democratic Justice Who Paved the Way for Jefferson Griffin in North Carolina
Nearly three million voters chose to keep Justice Allison Riggs in power. They rejected Jefferson Griffin’s partisan Republican campaign.
