Lessons From the Women Leading Today’s Fight for Voting Rights

For Women’s History Month, Democracy Docket spoke to just a few of the many women attorneys and activists who are at the vanguard of today’s fight for voting rights. Here's what we learned.

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Florida’s 2023 Omnibus Voter Suppression Law Will Head to a Federal Trial

On Monday, April 1, a bench trial will begin in a federal legal challenge to Florida's latest omnibus voter suppression law, which was signed into law last May by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Federal Court Upholds Florida’s Congressional Map That Eliminated Historically-Black District

In a unanimous opinion handed down this evening, a federal three-judge panel upheld Florida's congressional districts, rejecting a lawsuit from civil rights groups that alleged the map intentionally discriminates against Black voters in North Florida.

Undated and Incorrectly Dated Mail-in Ballots Will Not Be Counted In Pennsylvania, 3rd Circuit Rules

Mail-in ballots that are missing a date or have an incorrect date will not be counted due to a 2-1 opinion issued earlier today by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A Strong Democracy Requires True Representation

The people who represent us impact our success personally and as a community in myriad ways.