The Va. governor acted one month after the state Supreme Court threw out a broader clemency effort.
Source: McAuliffe restores voting rights to 13,000 felons – The Washington Post
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/08/02/trump_s_rigged_comments_are_the_most_dangerous_thing_he_s_said_yet.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/08/05/donald-trump-is-wrong-rigging-an-election-is-almost-impossible/?postshare=1591470423682035&tid=ss_tw
Texas, minority groups agree on temporary remedy for voter ID – San Antonio Express-News
Texas has agreed to significantly dilute it’s voter ID law for November’s election, according to a joint filing with minority groups. A federal judge still has to approve the proposed fixes.
Source: Texas, minority groups agree on temporary remedy for voter ID – San Antonio Express-News
Courts Are Recognizing that the Intent of Many New Voter Laws Is Not to Improve Democracy but to Discriminate – The Atlantic
Courts are recognizing that the intent of many new voter laws is not to improve democracy but to discriminate.
Rev. William Barber On DNC Speech, Morality, And The Future Of Civil Rights In America | WGBH News
This is an interesting interview. Rev. Barber led the “Moral Mondays” in North Carolina, years before folks started paying attention to the way that the legislature was disenfranchising its citizens.
Source: Rev. William Barber On DNC Speech, Morality, And The Future Of Civil Rights In America | WGBH News
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-civil-rights-movement-made-hillary-clintons-historic-nomination-possible/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Doing the work..
Police And Black Lives Matter Hold A Cookout, And Praise Rolls In : The Two-Way : NPR
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
This decision allows more than 600,000 citizens, who were shut out, the opportunity to cast a ballot in 2016. #restoreVRA #voterid #Texas
A majority of the full U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the heavily litigated and controversial Texas voter ID law does have the effect of discriminating against minority voters, and ordered the state to devise a remedy to that problem before the November elections. “We conclude that the district court did not clearly err in determining that SB 14 has a discriminatory effect on minorities’ voting rights in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,” the court majority wrote.The unexpected ruling against the Republican-backed voter ID law by the conservative appeals court came as it faced a Supreme-Court-imposed deadline of Wednesday to rule in the case.
Source: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
Prosecution’s Case in Freddie Gray’s Death Continues to Have an Uphill Battle
Here’s a good piece that addresses the frustration over the lack of convictions in the Freddie Gray case. Even if they don’t lead to prosecutions, hopefully, we can have real talk and real change. #policereform #civilrights #FreddieGray
On Monday, Police Lt. Brian Rice became the third officer acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray. Rice, 42, was the highest-ranking officer of six officers charged in Gray’s death. He was cha…
Source: Prosecution’s Case in Freddie Gray’s Death Continues to Have an Uphill Battle
VA Governor restoration of voting rights challenged. http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/19/3794584/virginia-voter-restoration-lawsuit/?utm_content=buffere1f60&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
US curtails federal election observers
When I served at the DOJ, federal observers were an important part of maintaining order in some jurisdictions. DOJ believes that the Shelby decision eliminates most election day coverage. #RestoretheVRA
WASHINGTON – Federal election observers can only be sent to five states in this years US presidential election, among the smallest deployments since the Voting
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