News | Politics & Elections Supreme Court Denies Alabama’s Request to Use GOP-Drawn Congressional Map “Today is a major win for voting rights,” the ACLU of Alabama said on social media. By Zane McNeill , Truthout September 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Racial Justice For Second Time, Fed Court Strikes Down Racial Gerrymander of Alabama Districts The court ordered a cartographer and a special master to redraw the maps by the end of the month. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 5, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Georgia RICO Charge Against Trump Is Broader Than Federal January 6 Indictment Trump and/or his cronies are charged with 161 predicate acts in their criminal enterprise to overturn the election. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout August 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Voting Rights Groups File Legal Challenge to Wisconsin’s Legislative Maps A new lawsuit argues the Republican-drawn voter maps are unconstitutional due to "extreme partisan gerrymanders." By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Southern Lawmakers Devise Discriminatory Measures That Undermine Disabled Voters Advocates are challenging efforts to implement voting policies that make it harder for disabled people to cast a ballot. By Benjamin Barber , FacingSouth July 28, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Local Governments Are Blocking Ballot Initiatives at the Behest of Corporations We must see the government-corporate alliance for what it is and take bold action to put an end to the charade. By Kai Huschke , Truthout July 28, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections North Carolina GOP’s Plan to Hijack Elections Should Concern Voters Everywhere North Carolina Republicans wrote the playbook for GOP-controlled legislatures. Now they’re planning a bigger power grab. By Melissa Price Kromm , Truthout July 24, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ohio GOP Is Trying to Raise Ballot Initiative Threshold to Block Abortion Republicans have admitted the measure is intended to thwart an abortion rights initiative in the fall general election. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 12, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Ohio Republicans Are Trying to Take Power From Voters. We Won’t Let Them. We must be as dogged about protecting our democracy as authoritarian forces are about decimating it. By Prentiss Haney , Truthout July 3, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Here’s What “Moore v. Harper” Means for Voting Rights Going Forward The rejection of “independent state legislature” doctrine means fights against gerrymanders and racist laws can proceed. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout July 1, 2023 Truthout