- November 7, 2014Since Republican legislatures implemented new voting restrictions after 2010 and SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, it’s become easier to buy an election and harder to vote in one.
- November 5, 2014A quick look at the numbers shows that in several key races the margin of victory came very close to the likely margin of disenfranchisement.
- October 24, 2014You would think that making it easier for citizens to vote would be something to celebrate. The shocking remarks by these six government officials tell a different story.
- October 24, 2014Bill continues his conversation with two US election experts, delving deeper into voter suppression efforts since SCOTUS invalidated a crucial component of the Voting Rights Act last year.
- October 24, 2014We're guessing that Americans want to preserve the sanctity of voting.
- October 20, 2014When the Supreme Court fails to protect our elections from partisan and racially motivated manipulation, the burden may fall disproportionately on some, but we will all pay.
- September 30, 2014Holder generated a lot of controversy, but his defense of voting rights deserves to be remembered as one of the most consequential aspects of his tenure as the nation’s top law enforcement official.
- September 12, 2014SCOTUS' decision invalidating a key provision of the Voting Rights Act has proved disastrous.
- September 2, 2014This week, the state with the strictest voter ID law defends it in federal court.
- August 13, 2014To mark the 49th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, civil rights advocates are asking members of Congress to strengthen the law’s core protection.