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Litigation and policy to protect ballot access and equal representation.
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See That in a Small Town: Visual Rhetoric, Race, and Legal History in Tennessee
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Constitutional Attorney: A Federal Judge Just Said Congress Can't Ban Noncitizen Voting - He's Dead Wrong
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (842+ words) Federal law makes it a crime, with limited exceptions, for a noncitizen to vote in an election involving candidates for federal office. In United States v. Cox, the federal government prosecuted a noncitizen under that law, 18 U.S.C. § 611, for allegedly voting in a…...
Justice Department ran ‘roughshod’ over civil rights with plans to audit state voter rolls, judge says
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (774+ words) (CNN) — A federal judge accused the Justice Department of trying to subvert civil rights laws with a voter roll audit plan that would run “roughshod over longstanding laws that were carefully crafted to protect the rights of the American people....
Constitutional: The amendment that could restore formerly incarcerated Virginians’ voting rights
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1050+ words) In the first of a three-part series on the constitutional amendments Virginians will approve or reject this fall, a former felon in Central Virginia shares the lived experiences undergirding the restoration legislation. Quadaire Patterson will vote for the first time…...
What is good for the goose is good for the gander
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1012+ words) Recently, former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai criticised sitting Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan for the latter's public remarks on the right to vote. In a speech delivered on October 4, Justice Bhuyan had said that any process which disenfranchises…...
When Official Machinery Fails, Can We Blame Citizens for Acting on Their Own? Madras High Court
2+ day, 41+ min ago (248+ words) Home › News › When Official Machinery Fails, Can We Blame Citizens for Acting on Their Own? Madras High Court The Madras High Court directed an urgent bail hearing for two villagers after police acknowledged that no solar panels were damaged in…...
Former Supreme Court judges defend Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s remarks on SIR
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (611+ words) Guwahati: Former Supreme Court judges Abhay Oka and Gopala Gowda have defended Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s comments on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, arguing that his remarks did not breach judicial propriety and that serving judges can express…...
How do voters feel about key Supreme Court cases this term?
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (205+ words) In FiftyPlusOne’s average of polls, the share of Americans who disapprove of the job the Supreme Court is doing is higher than anytime going back to at least 2020, when Amy Coney Barrett joined the court. The court’s net approval rating…...
Butte County courts struggle as jury turnout hits critical low
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (126+ words) Action News Now WATCH NOW: Chico City Council District 4 Debate Butte County Superior Court is warning that jury duty turnout is critically low in Oroville and Chico, potentially delaying trials, reducing jury diversity, increasing the number of summonses issued, and…...
D.C. judge bars DOJ from gathering states’ voter lists to find noncitizens
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (68+ words) The Washington Post Voting rights groups had challenged the effort, noting federal data includes errors that have led to citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls. A federal judge on Friday blocked the Justice Department’s policy of gathering voter registration…...