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…
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ after sentencing
From today’s NBC News Online: President Donald Trump said his former adviser Roger Stone has “a very good chance of exoneration,” hours after the GOP operative was sentenced to 40…
Florida loses appeals court ruling on felon voting law ahead of 2020 elections
From Politico News: A legal and political battle over voting rights in Florida reached another milestone on Wednesday when a federal appeals court ruled that a law limiting the voting…
North Dakota, Sioux tribes to settle voter ID lawsuit against vote suppression
From today’s NBC News Online: In the weeks leading up to the 2018 midterm election, Native American groups in North Dakota scrambled to help thousands of tribal citizens obtain a…
Op-Ed: The Acquittal Will Come Back to Haunt Trump and His Enablers
From today’s New York Times: The vote to acquit President Trump was a dark day for the Senate. Uninterested in hearing from witnesses (and likely scared by what they would…
For Some Iowa Voters, Caucuses Remain A Barrier To Participation
From today’s NPR News Online: Marlu Abarca has lived in Iowa for a decade and says she now “identifies as an Iowan.” For the past few weeks, she has been…
WA state Senate Democrats advance bill to restore felons’ voting rights faster
From today’s Tacoma News Tribune: A bill that would make about 9,000 felons eligible to vote is moving ahead in the Washington state Legislature, as Democratic senators vow to expand…
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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…