Voting rights advocates argue the removals violate people’s constitutional right to vote.
Source: Federal Judge Allows Georgia to Remove 100,000 Voters – Mother Jones
Author: GDaniels
Fourth Annual State of Voting Rights
Join me at the ABA’s Fourth Annual State of Voting Rights, 11/8, 11:30 a.m., Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, DC. This annual luncheon panel is the fourth of its kind and is the perfect place to get up-to-speed on the upcoming election and the current state of voting rights.
Virginia election: Democrats flip Senate and House, taking control of state government for the first time in a generation – The Washington Post
Every seat in the General Assembly was on the ballot, as well as hundreds of local races
Hispanics in America are under attack – The Washington Post
We stand.
Our country is facing a toxic combination of guns and hate.
Source: Hispanics in America are under attack – The Washington Post
Justice Department changing lawyers on census case – The Washington Post
The Department of Justice is America’s law firm, not the president’s. As a former DOJ attorney, it is important to remember that the career attorneys have pledged to uphold the laws of the United States, not political agendas. This article provides a glimpse into the ongoing saga regarding the citizenship question and the lawyers who are told to defend it.
The move possibly signals career attorneys’ legal and ethical concerns over the latest maneuvering ordered by President Trump.
Source: Justice Department changing lawyers on census case – The Washington Post
Venture Bound: Alabama museums detail civil rights movement
Civil rights museums to visit in Alabama are discussed here: Venture Bound: Alabama museums detail civil rights movement
Misinformation impedes voting rights of Illinois’ formerly incarcerated | Chicago Reporter
Restoration of rights has become a focal point in recent years. This article highlights the misinformation that takes place in Illinois and elsewhere across the country. Illinois is among the few states where formerly incarcerated regain their voting rights after release, but many are misinformed and unaware.
Source: Misinformation impedes voting rights of Illinois’ formerly incarcerated | Chicago Reporter
Gov. Edwards signs bills to toughen anti-hazing laws, restore voting rights for convicted felons | News | livingstonparishnews.com
BATON ROUGE — Tougher anti-hazing legislation and a law allowing voting rights to a select group of convicted felons gained the signature of Gov. John Bel Edwards during the week.
— Read on www.livingstonparishnews.com/content/tncms/live/
Victory for voting rights!!!
Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education Get Sued for Abandoning Discrimination Complaints
The NAACP is once again taking it to the courts, this time filing a federal lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her Department of Education for abandoning civil-rights-enforcement regulations and dismissing hundreds of complaints.
— Read on www.theroot.com/the-naacp-sues-betsy-devos-and-the-department-of-educat-1826517933
Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education Get Sued for Abandoning Discrimination Complaints
The NAACP is once again taking it to the courts, this time filing a federal lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her Department of Education for abandoning civil-rights-enforcement regulations and dismissing hundreds of complaints.
— Read on www.theroot.com/the-naacp-sues-betsy-devos-and-the-department-of-educat-1826517933
Research in Action: Disenfranchisement Study Impacts New Voting Rights Laws | News Article | Lehigh University
Professor Holona Ochs’ research on voter disenfranchisement cited in court case.
— Read on www1.lehigh.edu/news/research-in-action-disenfranchisement-study-impacts-new-voting-rights-laws
Here’s a voting rights lawsuit in California Santa Ana suspends updating council wards pending lawsuit over voting rights – Orange County Register
Santa Ana suspends updating council wards pending lawsuit over voting rights – Orange County Register
— Read on www.ocregister.com/2018/05/17/santa-ana-suspends-updating-council-wards-pending-lawsuit-over-voting-rights/
This is important!!Louisiana to restore voting rights to people on probation and parole for felonies | The Latest
Lawmakers changed votes and debated Biblical parables in surprise debate
— Read on m.bestofneworleans.com/thelatest/archives/2018/05/17/louisiana-to-restore-voting-rights-to-people-on-probation-and-parole-for-felonies
Unseen photographs of civil rights conflict in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963 | US news | The Guardian
Many of these images, taken in 1963 by Colin Jones and discovered in the Observer’s picture archive, have never before been published
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2018/may/12/unseen-photographs-of-civil-rights-conflict-in-birmingham-alabama-1963
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