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A 2013 Supreme Court decision invited widespread voter suppression laws, experts say
NBC Universal via AOL· 10 months agoThe Black-white voter turnout gap has widened in states that once had to earn approval from the...
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBlack marchers in Selma, Ala., demonstrate for voting rights protections on March 6, 2022. Brandon...
Voices: The Supreme Court is taking on some very controversial cases this term
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast month, Chief Justice John Roberts expressed a desire to return to normal. In remarks to an...
Can Atlanta voters stop 'Cop City'? Why a vote could be 'transformative' for democracy
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen Mary Hooks arrived at Atlanta City Hall Monday, spirits were high after a sweltering summer...
Stacey Abrams Focuses on Georgia Voter Limits in Bid to Unseat Kemp
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor in Georgia, is urging her...
Supreme Court’s Alabama decision could increase Black representation in Congress
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoOPINION: The 5-4 ruling could pave the way for courts to require redistricting that is more...
New election laws could create barriers for voters with disabilities
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – Teri Saltzman said she took her time to look over her ballot at home in Pflugerville,...
Federal judge orders new congressional and state legislative maps in Georgia
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA federal judge Thursday ordered Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps,...
Dear Congress, Please Don't Let Voters Of Color Be Sacrificial Lambs In The Next Presidential...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCongress has less than five months to pass meaningful voting rights legislation in response to the...
Georgia congressional maps violate the Voting Rights Act, judge rules
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA federal judge in Atlanta ruled Thursday that Georgia’s redrawn congressional maps violate the...