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On Thursday, May 18, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) led the reintroduction of S. 1667, the Democracy Restoration Act of 2023, which would create a federal requirement that all individuals released from incarceration regain voting rights.
On Thursday, May 18, the U.S. Senate voted 49-47 to confirm Nancy G. Abudu to a lifetime appointment as a judge on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
On Tuesday, May 16, a group of U.S. Senate and House Democrats reintroduced the Judiciary Act of 2023, a bill that would add four seats to the U.S. Supreme Court, bringing the bench from nine to 13 justices.
On Tuesday, May 9, Senate Democrats reintroduced S. 1487, the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act.
On Friday, April 28, U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) reintroduced S. 1318, the Election Worker Protection Act, a bill that would provide states with more resources to recruit, train and ensure the safety of election workers.
On Wednesday, April 12, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in light of the Tennessee General Assembly’s recent expulsions of two Democratic state representatives.
On Thursday, March 16, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced S. 858, the Cameras in the Courtroom Act, a bill to televise U.S. Supreme Court proceedings in real time.
On Tuesday, March 14, a right-wing legal group filed a lawsuit on behalf of Washington, D.C. voters (including two Republican candidates and well-known conservative activists) challenging the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.
On Wednesday, March 8, the U.S. Senate voted 81-14 to pass House Joint Resolution 26 and overturn Washington, D.C.’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
On Monday, Feb. 27, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) urging him to adopt national reforms.
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