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Senate confirms ACLU lawyer to NY federal court after GOP backlash
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA voting rights lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday overcame fierce...
Appeals court says private citizens, civil rights groups can’t sue under Voting Rights Act
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA federal appeals court issued a ruling Monday declaring that only the U.S. government, not private...
In Big Win For Progressives, Senate Confirms Dale Ho To Be A Federal Judge
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Dale Ho to a lifetime federal judgeship, a major victory for...
From drag queens to inmates: The ACLU's battle for civil liberties in Southern California
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe ACLU's 100-year history of fighting for civil liberties in Southern California includes drag...
Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of...
‘Aspect of his heritage.’ ACLU blasts school that told Native American boy to cut hair
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoA North Carolina school fired back after a civil rights group blasted its short hair rule as...
Montana Bill Would Erase Trans People, Threaten Women's Rights
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMontana was among the first states to grant women the right to vote. But now the state is set to...
Voting is underway in Nevada. Here's what to know about voting and ballot access in 2022
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEVADA — Ballots are being cast at early voting sites and mail-in ballots have arrived in Nevada...
Tarrant illegal voting case that has drawn national attention argued before appeals court
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFour years ago, Crystal Mason sat in a Tarrant County courtroom, surrounded by family members and...
New Racial Gerrymandering Case Before Supreme Court, Months After Last One Decided
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJust months after the Supreme Court upheld a key section of the Voting Rights Act and ordered...