Thousands of people protest in Washington and American cities for the right to vote
United States Capitol in Washington, DCLiu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesThousands of…
Monthly Archives: August, 2021
North Carolina court restores voting rights after jail
No fewer than 56,000 North Carolina residents convicted of felony will regain their right to…
The racial turnout gap has widened in jurisdictions previously covered by the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, when Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Shelby…
Right-wing Lobbies and Black Money Backers Support Attacks on Voting Rights | Republicans
The Conservative campaign to restrict voting rights has helped spur the passage of bills in…
How John Lewis’s Advancement of Voting Rights Act targets discrimination
The following is adapted from oral testimony given on Monday before the House Judiciary Committee’s…
Secretary of State issues publication targeting voting and electoral disinformation
Alabama Secretary of State’s office freed a 31-page information publication Thursday directed against electoral disinformation…
Democrats run out of time to protect voting rights – Mother Jones
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaking at a press conference on the passage of…
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US Senate to try to pass voting rights again in September, says Schumer
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks in front of the US Capitol in Washington,…
Voting Rights Act: 56 years after signing, lawmakers are struggling to find common ground
The legislation served to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.…
Democrats and Republicans clash over voting rights and election security
Thousands of people will walk the National Mall in Washington, DC on August 28 to…