How to Actually Guarantee the Right to Vote
From today’s The Atlantic: As election season begins and Americans head to the polls, many would be shocked to learn that the United States Constitution does not guarantee them the…
Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
From today’s Newsweek: Nearly 500,000 people in Tennessee will be barred from voting in the upcoming presidential election, with critics claiming new electoral rules will likely disproportionately affect Black and…
Civil Rights Groups Appeal Ruling Against Voting Rights Act Enforcement
From today’s NPR News: Civil rights organizations are asking the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a ruling by a three-judge panel that threatens to make it…
SCOTUS Rules Arizona GOP Legislators Must Testify About Voting Laws
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that two Arizona lawmakers must testify about their reasons for supporting state laws requiring proof of citizenship for voting…
Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Part of Voting Rights Act
From today’s CNN News: A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against a key tool used to enforce the Voting Rights Act – likely setting up another Supreme Court showdown…
Tennessee, the Worst State in the Country for Voting Rights, Just Got Even Worse
From today’s Slate Magazine: In Tennessee, Jim Crow is alive and well. The state’s felony disenfranchisement voter-suppression regime is living proof. Felony disenfranchisement has long been a stain on our…
Alabama’s Redistricting Brawl Rehashes Bitter Fight Over Voting Rights
From today’s Politico: A court ordered Alabama’s Legislature to redraw its congressional map to give Black voters more power. The Legislature’s response? Not unless we have to. “We are the…
Deep Partisanship On Display As Congress Releases Competing Voting Bills
From today’s AP News: Congress in the coming weeks will consider shoring up voting and election laws — efforts that will reflect the vast gulf between Democrats and Republicans on…
Alabama Voting Rights Advocates Organize Against New Voter Suppression Bill
From today’s Alabama Political Reporter: The Alabama Voting Rights Coalition is leading an effort by voting rights advocates to stop a bill that would create more challenges for voters who…
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…