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Supreme Court won’t take up Georgia dispute over ‘at-large’ elections and minority vote dilution
CNN via AOL· 17 hours agoThe Supreme Court won’t take up a case challenging Georgia’s system for electing its public utility...
Senate Dems applaud movement on voting rights bills, while Republicans remain opposed
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLast week, members of the Michigan Senate Elections and Ethics Committee voted to advance a package...
Demographer who made Metro Council map at center of voting rights lawsuit says the map is not...
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 5 hours agoIn August of 2022, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council voted 7-5 along racial lines to approve a new district map. It was the culmination of a six-month process of community meetings, workshops ...
Justice Department to monitor primary election in Queens, N.Y.
United Press International via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoJune 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department on Monday announced it will monitor compliance with...
5 East Baton Rouge council members say new map packs Black votes, plan federal lawsuit
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFive members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council plan to announce a federal lawsuit...
New York AG Proposes Rules for Preclearance Under the New York Voting Rights Act | JD Supra
JD Supra· 6 days agoOn June 12, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (AG) proposed a new rule related to the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA). Beginning September 22, the law requires covered local ...
"Middle class" is an outdated misnomer: It's now "a minimum standard of living"
Salon via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoPark Slope Food Coop James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images It is very expensive to be poor in...
A Leonard Leo-Linked Group Is Secretly Funding Legislative Attacks On Trans Rights
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoDocuments obtained by HuffPost show that Leo, a powerful figure who helped Donald Trump select...
Michigan is safer for LGBTQ+ community. Let's remember how we got here. | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoGrowing up queer in a state whose leaders and laws express nothing but contempt for you colors even...
Newbern, Alabama’s first Black mayor to take office after nearly 4 years under proposed settlement...
Birmingham News· 5 hours agoThe first Black mayor of a tiny Black Belt town who was locked out of town hall and denied access to...