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#voting rights act
  • Civil Liberties
    Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?
    November 7, 2014
    | Ari Berman
    Since 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.
  • Civil Liberties
    How Did the New Voting Restrictions Affect the Close Races?
    November 5, 2014
    | Wendy R. Weiser
    A quick look at the numbers shows that in several key races the margin of victory came very close to the likely margin of disenfranchisement.
  • Democracy & Government
    Unbelievable GOP Statements on Voter Suppression
    October 24, 2014
    | Karin Kamp
    You 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.
  • Civil Liberties
    Web Extra: The Fight — and the Right — to Vote
    October 24, 2014
    Bill 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.
  • Democracy & Government
    Clip: Why an Obsession With Voter ID Is a Major Problem
    October 24, 2014
    | Karin Kamp
    We're guessing that Americans want to preserve the sanctity of voting.
  • Civil Liberties
    SCOTUS to Texas: Go Forth and Discriminate Against Your Citizens
    October 20, 2014
    | Liz Kennedy
    When 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.
  • Civil Liberties
    Eric Holder’s Voting Rights Legacy
    September 30, 2014
    | Ari Berman
    Holder 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.
  • Democracy & Government
    Voting Rights May Go Back to the Supreme Court
    September 12, 2014
    SCOTUS' decision invalidating a key provision of the Voting Rights Act has proved disastrous.
  • Civil Liberties
    Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?
    September 2, 2014
    | Ari Berman
    This week, the state with the strictest voter ID law defends it in federal court.
  • Justice
    Civil Rights Advocates Launch Petition Drive to Protect Voting Rights
    August 13, 2014
    | Brennan Center for Justice
    To 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.


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