New and more restrictive laws are in place in some Super Tuesday states. http://ow.ly/YWuKn

Maryland legislature restores the right to vote to more than 40,000 citizens. #VotingRights
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A Voting-Rights Debate Uses High-Minded Rhetoric to Mask Bare-Knuckled Politics http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/one-person-one-vote/394502/

USSC will hear two BIG voting rights cases today that an change EVERYTHING!! http://ow.ly/VChZZ

After months of unrest, student protests, and a presidential resignation, The University of Missouri has appointed Michael Middleton as the interim president of the university. Middleton is no stranger to the university or the fight for Civil Rights. In 1968, Middleton became the third black student to graduate from the University’s law school. Shortly after graduation. Middleton started his legal career in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. His professional and personal experiences may be just what the University needs.

House Democrats are campaigning for changes to the Voting Rights Act to ensure that every eligible American has access to a ballot. These changes would re-implement a “pre-clearance” protocol for elections in states that have over 15 voting rights violations. To date, no Republicans have signed on to the bill but House Democrats are campaigning for Republicans to hold a hearing or vote on the bill. Without these changes or others like it, many Americans could be shutout from the ballot.

A HUD audit revealed that roughly 297 families are living in HUD housing but making more than the federal income limits. Congressman David Jolly threatened to cut $104 million from HUD’s budget if the agency did not fix the “problem.”

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will look into an incident between a white male resource officer and black female student that occurred in a South Carolina high school. The video shows the resource officer dragging the student across the classroom, after the student refused to leave the classroom.

On October 10, 2015, thousands upon thousands of people gathered in the nation’s capital to continue the movement for justice for all. Hear from three people who participated in the first Million Man March as they comment on the significance of the movement in their lives.

Supreme Court term has important civil rights issues, including affirmative action and voting rights. http://ow.ly/SUIGC