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Ballot Initiatives and Court Appeals Are Challenging the South’s Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
Florida stands out with one of the nation's most restrictive felony disenfranchisement law.
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The Ability to Vote Is Compromised for People Awaiting Trial
Ambiguous state law means the ability of prisoners to vote varies between jails, disproportionately affecting poor people of color awaiting trial.
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Racist US Laws Provided Inspiration to the Nazis: An Interview With James Q. Whitman
The Nazis were inspired and emboldened by the US's anti-miscegenation and second-class citizenship laws.
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There Is No Democratic Win in 2018 Without Full Voting Rights
Too few Democratic legislators are working to defend and restore voting rights.
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Jeff Sessions’ Department of Injustice
Prejudice and bias appear to be the guiding principles of the “Justice Department” under Sessions and Trump.
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Gorsuch Is Already Channeling Scalia on Life-or-Death Decisions
Gorsuch very likely will defer to executive power that tramples on civil liberties and readily puts people to death.
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Challenging the Racism of At-Large Elections
A lawsuit was filed this week is challenging at-large elections for commissioners in North Carolina's Jones County.
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Voting Laws Roundup 2017
Hundreds of voting and election bills are already circulating in state capitals.
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Smooth-Talking Jeff Sessions Can’t Hide Disturbing Record
Sessions supports torture, laws disenfranchising voters of color and the “extreme vetting” of Muslim immigrants.
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Beyond 2016: Five Stories to Carry With Us Into the New Year
Although 2016 often felt like a nail in humanity's coffin, there were many displays of fierce resilience.