Lawyers Can Make the Difference This Election
At We The Action, we are fighting back. We want to see a world where there are no gaps among people’s ability to access our democracy or justice.
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I Was Unconstitutionally Disenfranchised in Jail
We passed legislation to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
Young People Are Democracy’s Superheroes: Will 2022 Candidates Listen to Them?
Young people are constantly told that if we just turn out to vote, we will change the country. Since 2018, we have done just that.
Florida’s Returning Citizens Are on the Frontlines of the Battle Over Democracy
Florida and democracy are in the headlines again. This time, it’s because the state government arrested dozens of Florida citizens for voting in August.
Arizona Court Decision Is Canary in the Coal Mine for U.S. Democracy
Arizona’s top court discarded hundreds of thousands of voter signatures — without explanation — to sink a ballot measure that would expand voting rights and protect future elections.
The Small Races With Huge Implications for the Future of Our Democracy
Protecting our right to vote and our democracy itself depends on flipping just a handful of pivotal seats in state legislatures.
Louisiana at the Forefront of the Fight To Save the Voting Rights Act
Next term, the six conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court could gut what remains of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
To Save Democracy, We Must Expand the Court
Over the past decade, the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has perpetrated a multifaceted attack on American democracy.
The Partisan Implications of the ISL Theory
Given the U.S. Supreme Court’s interest in the independent state legislature theory, its partisan implications are well worth investigating.
With the “Big Lie,” Sheriffs Are Criminalizing Our Elections
Even though sheriffs are prohibited from interfering in elections, there is a long and terrible history of sheriffs preventing Black citizens from voting.
