SCOTUS Blocks Missouri GOP Congressional Map — For Third Time
From today’s NPR News: In a case watched across the country and as voting begins in the midterm elections, the Supreme Court blocked a congressional map in Missouri that was…
Senate Kicks Off Marathon Debate Over Trump’s Voter ID Bill
From today’s CNN: The Senate has kicked off extended debate on the “SAVE America Act” — one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities. Lawmakers voted to begin consideration of…
DeSantis To Sign Florida Bill Gutting Public Sector Unions
From today’s Yahoo News: Despite widespread and bipartisan opposition from hundreds of public workers who’ve appeared before lawmakers for weeks, the Florida Legislature passed legislation that labor advocates say will…
Voting Rights Groups Sue Ohio Over Law Cancelling Registration Without Notice
From today’s Ohio Capital Journal: A pair of voting rights groups are suing Ohio’s secretary of state over a controversial piece of voting legislation signed into law late last year.…
Trump Wants Republicans To ‘Nationalize’ US Elections
From today’s CNN News: A wide array of election experts say President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to “nationalize the voting” is an alarming and potentially dangerous escalation of his…
Voting Rights Act Faces Near-Death Experience At Supreme Court
From today’s Reuter’s: The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin…
‘It’s really theft’: The GOP Plan To Redraw Texas Maps
From today’s The Guardian: A plan for Texas to redraw its congressional districts and gain five additional Republican seats barrels through flimsy legal arguments and political norms like a rough-stock…
Democrats Broach Potential Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting
From today’s New York Times: National Democratic leaders are encouraging state Democrats in the Texas House to consider walking out of a special legislative session this month to block Republicans…
With Mass Layoffs Expected, Judge May Block Dismantling of Consumer Watchdog Agency
From today’s ABC News: After the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired its probationary workers as part of the Trump administration’s government-wide layoffs Thursday, the agency moved on to fire…
Inside GOP’s Scheme To Stop Ex-Felons From Voting
From today’s Daily Kos: Republicans’ ongoing voter suppression campaign made headlines this week after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the state must immediately restore voting rights to former felons.…