Voting Rights
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Court Rules N.C. Law Disenfranchising Voters With Felony Convictions Is Unconstitutional
The ruling represents the largest expansion of voting rights in the state since the 1965 Voting Rights Act
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Biden’s Voting Rights Record Is Long on Talk, Short on Action
The president has a long record of waxing eloquent on voting rights. Now it’s time for him to get the job done
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A Texas Democrat Explains Why She's Fled the State — and What's Next for Voting Rights
Gina Hinojosa says Texas Democrats are prepared to stay out of Texas for weeks to block suppression and make Congress act
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Texas Democrats to Leave State as GOP Renews Attack on Voting Rights
The state legislators are heading to D.C., where they will voice their support of the For the People Act, federal legislation that would expand voting rights
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Arizona Election Chief Calls for Criminal Investigation into Trump Team's 2020 Interference
Did Trump, Giuliani, and their cronies violate the law when they pressured local officials in Arizona after the 2020 election?
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The Revenge of John Roberts
And what it will take to rescue democracy from a Supreme Court and a GOP hell-bent on dismantling it
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Inside the Democrats' Bigger Strategy to Protect Voting Rights — and Get Past the Filibuster
Mitch McConnell and crew killed the For the People Act this week, but Dems say the game isn't over just yet
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'A Now-or-Never Moment': Texas Pols Who Beat Back Voting Attack Take the Fight to Congress
They blocked a voter-suppression nightmare at home. Now, Texas Democrats are pressuring Congress (ahem, Joe Manchin) to pass the For the People Act
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Biden DOJ Vows to Fight Republican Voter Suppression
"Where we see violations we will not hesitate to act," Attorney General Merrick Garland said announcing the department will hire more staff to enforce voting rights
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The Push to Protect Voting Rights Is on Life Support
Joe Manchin's defection, plus unanimous Republican opposition to legislation protecting the right to vote, is on the brink of killing a pro-democracy bill
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