‘A Proud Day’: Ex-Felons Clear Final Hurdle to Vote In Florida
From today’s New York Times: One by one, they came before the judge in Miami, confident that in a few moments they would get a precious document clearing the way…
From today’s New York Times: One by one, they came before the judge in Miami, confident that in a few moments they would get a precious document clearing the way…
From today’s Vox News: In November 2015, then-Gov. Steve Beshear (D) signed an executive order restoring the voting rights of more than 100,000 people with felony records in Kentucky. But…
From today’s Newsweek Online: Republican senators have blocked an effort by Democrats to vote on a voting rights and election ethics bill. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) blocked a request that…
From today’s New York Times: At Austin Community College, civics is an unwritten part of the curriculum — so much so that for years the school has tapped its own…
From today’s New York Times: The clock was ticking for Jen Miller. The state of Ohio had released names of 235,000 voters it planned to purge from voter rolls in…
From today’s AP News Online: Steve Bullock will apply to be the first — and perhaps only — Democrat in the presidential primary who accepts public financing for his campaign,…
From today’s New York Magazine: Never before have I seen Democratic candidates do so much to woo workers and win over union leaders. Elizabeth Warren kicked off her campaign at…
From today’s Time Magazine: The observance of Women’s Equality Day on Monday marks the 99th anniversary of the day the 19th Amendment, extending the vote to women, entered the Constitution…
From today’s New York Times: What do the 573 federally recognized nations of American Indians and Alaska Natives all have in common? A never-ending need for lawyers. The Frank LaMere…
From today’s New Yorker Magazine: mong the many issues currently polarizing American politics—abortion, climate change, health care, immigration, gun control—one of the most consequential tends to be one of the…