I’m the Judge Who Won in Wisc. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning.
From today’s New York Times: On April 7, I was on the ballot in an election that should not have happened. I was running for a 10-year term on the…
Seven Wisconsin coronavirus cases linked to in-person voting
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Health officials in Wisconsin said they have identified at least seven people who appear to have contracted the coronavirus from participating in the April 7…
Coronavirus Will Supercharge Election-Year Lawsuits Over Voting Rights
From today’s NPR News Online: Election-year legal battles over voting procedures are nothing new. But their scope and intensity are growing this year amid deep partisan polarization and the logistical…
Civil Rights Groups Push TX To Expand Absentee Voting In Face of COVID-19
From Houston Public Media/NPR Online: Hundreds of civil rights organizations are calling on state governments to expand absentee voting in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. In Texas, that may…
Over 1 million former felons still face hurdles after being given right to vote
From today’s ABC News Online: It’s been more than 10 years since Gary Daughtry Sr., 66, had the right to vote and since he was released from prison. Previously in…
Stacey Abrams Spearheads ‘Fair Fight,’ A Campaign Against Voter Suppression
From today’s NPR News Online: A few dozen volunteers are spending a Saturday morning in a hotel conference room in Macon, Ga., for a boot camp of sorts on fighting…
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With Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Barber evokes comparisons to MLK
From today’s Charlotte Observer: When Democratic presidential candidates met for their final debate in Iowa, more than a hundred protesters gathered just outside on the snowy grounds of Drake University.…
Appeals Court blocks purge of 200,000 voters from Wisconsin voter rolls
From today’s Washington Post: An appeals court has temporarily halted the purge of more than 200,000 people from Wisconsin’s voter rolls, in a case that set off a bitter fight…
Florida Faces Rocky Rollout To Restore Voting Rights For Convicted Felons
From NPR News Online: Florida passed an amendment in 2018, promising to restore voting rights for over a million Floridians with felony convictions. But that hope turned to confusion soon…
‘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…