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Louisiana asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to pause a lower federal court ruling that struck down the state’s new congressional map so the state can prepare for the 2024 election season.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a bill this week requiring people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.
Durbin first introduced the resolution in August 2020 ahead of the 55th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act.
Black Louisiana voters and civil rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state’s congressional map to remain in place while they appeal a lower court ruling that struck it down.
The Democratic National Committee is pushing back against anti-voting claims in at least four lawsuits brought by the Republican National Committee against election officials.
One of the biggest purveyors of the “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump is temporarily banned from practicing law in Washington, D.C.
A right-wing legal group has dismissed its lawsuit challenging Washington, D.C.’s voter rolls after reaching a settlement agreement requiring the D.C. Board of Elections (DCBOE) to turn over voter registration data.
A Nebraska bill that restores voting rights to people with felony convictions after they’ve completed their sentence has become law in the state, but without the governor’s signature.
In a joint press conference at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are introducing new voter suppression legislation that would require all people who wish to vote submit proof of their citizenship.
Today, a federal court dismissed a challenge to a Washington, D.C. law that allows noncitizen residents to vote in local elections.