GOP Face Setbacks in Restricting Voting Laws on College Campuses
From today’s Boston Globe: Alarmed over young people increasingly proving to be a force for Democrats at the ballot box, Republican lawmakers in a number of states have been trying…
GOP Justices on North Carolina’s Supreme Court Move to Overturn Democratic Rulings
From today’s New York Times: An extraordinary pair of orders by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Supreme Court is highlighting how the partisan tug of war has pervaded the state’s courts and,…
Ohio Republicans Enact ‘Alarming’ New Voting Restrictions
From today’s The Guardian: Ohio Republicans quietly enacted a measure earlier this month that imposes sweeping new restrictions on voting access in the state, including more stringent voter ID requirements,…
Texas GOP Proposes Election Police Force in Voting Law Changes
From today’s NBC News: Texas Republicans are laying the groundwork to move quickly on a number of new changes to the state’s voting laws, including a proposal to create an…
New Voting Laws Add Difficulties for People With Disabilities
From today’s New York Times: Laura Halvorson was ready to vote. On Thursday afternoon, she sat in front of a ballot screen at the Igo Library in San Antonio, after…
Montana’s GOP Legislature Tightens Voter Laws, Faces Court Challenges
From today’s Great Falls Tribune: Montana Republicans made significant gains in the 2020 election, sweeping statewide races while also adding to their majorities in both the state Senate and House.…
Georgia Seeks Dismissal of Fair Fight Voting Rights Case
From today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Voting rights groups failed to prove in court that Georgia’s election policies disenfranchise voters, an attorney for the state told a federal judge Thursday, asking him…
North Carolina voting rights ruling offers model of anti-racist jurisprudence
From today’s The Hill Online: Last Friday a divided, three-judge panel of the North Carolina Superior Court handed a small victory to groups determined to protect voting rights. These rights…
Eighteen states have enacted new laws that make it harder to vote
From today’s CNN Online: Eighteen states have enacted 30 new laws that make it harder to vote, according to a new tally by the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice that…
Michigan’s big employers speak out against moves to restrict voting rights
From today’s Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s corporate leaders spoke out strongly Tuesday against GOP-sponsored legislation in the state Legislature that would place new restrictions on voting. The leaders of three-dozen…