Louisiana Gets a Shot at Fair Maps After Supreme Court Ruling in Allen v. Milligan
Most people who work on, or follow, civil rights issues in the U.S. woke up on Thursday, June 8, 2023, with a feeling of impending doom.
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Most people who work on, or follow, civil rights issues in the U.S. woke up on Thursday, June 8, 2023, with a feeling of impending doom.
Trump is convinced that his entire future hinges on the results of the 2024 election: his legacy, his stature and, most importantly, his personal liberty.
Ten years after Chief Justice John Roberts struck down Section 5 in Shelby County, he spared a different critical provision of the Voting Rights Act.
On April 20, a leading voice in conservative politics said the quiet part out loud: Republicans should make it harder for young people to vote.
Our generation is disproportionately affected by gun violence, and though we bear the heaviest burden, our voices are often silenced the most.
It is quintessentially American to participate in the democratic process without threat of violence from law enforcement or vigilantes.
At the heart of the latest democracy fight in Ohio is Senate Joint Resolution 2, which passed out of the Legislature yesterday.
Over recent years, Republicans in Texas have led the charge to crackdown on alleged voter fraud while touting unfounded claims of rampant illegal voting.
Proper election infrastructure investment could have prevented the 2022 ballot fiasco in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The names of the states change, but the results are the same: voting for minorities and young voters becomes harder and elections become less free and fair.