Jacob OglesOctober 12, 2021
7min1290
The Voting Rights Act and Fair Districts will govern the process.
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Jacob OglesOctober 12, 2021
Associated PressJuly 1, 2021
5min848
Similar legal hurdles face a Florida voting law.
Jacob OglesMay 19, 2021
6min1914
'We are now two generations from the Civil Rights Act passing.'
Guest AuthorJune 10, 2020
7min1179
The war for voting rights is long and ongoing.
Guest AuthorApril 20, 2018
3min284
The cornerstone of democratic ideals has always been premised on the notion of a fully represented electorate. Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act has shifted the advantage of history to rectify the unjust voting practices that allowed for the subversion of rights of a growing minority population. In a landmark decision by Chief Justice Earl […]
Jim RosicaOctober 11, 2016
3min395
The League of Women Voters of Florida has launched its own lawsuit to extend the state’s voter registration deadline. Its complaint, filed in federal court in Tallahassee Tuesday afternoon, is in addition to action taken by the Florida Democratic Party. “The Democrats did a great job, but we had additional points we wanted to make,” said […]
Mitch PerryAugust 29, 2016
5min391
Tampa Bay Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor expressed disappointment Monday that only 13 percent of eligible voters in Hillsborough County have voted by mail or at the polls heading into Election Day on Tuesday, the last day to vote in this year’s primary election. “We can do a lot better,” said Castor, who will face Republican Christine Quinn when she runs for her seat […]
Melissa RossJune 9, 2016
4min305
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is out with a new report detailing the state, county, and local voting changes — proposed or implemented — during the past three years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. The report, titled “Democracy Diminished,” looks at how states and counties with […]
Mitch PerryApril 5, 2016
4min568
There were reports on Tuesday of college students waiting in long lines to vote in Wisconsin’s presidential primary election, amid concerns that the Badger State’s convoluted voter ID law signed by Gov. Scott Walker could ultimately disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters. That comes on top of the report that the U.S. Department of Justice will […]
Martin DyckmanFebruary 9, 2016
8min321
His reputation as a harsh critic of the Voting Rights Act and an advocate for corporations preceded John Roberts to his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2005. As chief justice, he said, he would be like a baseball umpire impartially calling balls and strikes. “Umpires don’t make the rules. They apply […]