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Supreme Court could reshape voting districts, with big impact on Hispanics
By Drew DeSilver Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to take up a Texas case that challenges the way nearly every U.S. voting district – from school boards to Congress – is drawn. The case, in essence, asks the … Continue reading
What Do Millennials Want?
By Amita Kelly We know all the stereotypes about millennials and politics: they aren’t engaged, don’t vote, and are distrustful of Washington. But we also see another side to the generation — they care about issues like criminal justice, the … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, issues, millenials, politics, Social Change, United States, voting
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Help Baltimore by Restoring Voting Rights to Ex-Felons
By Ari Berman Freddie Gray’s neighborhood in Baltimore had the highest incarceration rate of anywhere in the city. More than 450 adults from Sandtown-Winchester are in state prison, and one in four juveniles were arrested from 2005 to 2009. These statistics … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, felony conviction, justice, law, Maryland, mass incarceration, politics, race, voting, voting rights
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Voting Rights, by the Numbers
By The Editorial Board of the NY Times When the Supreme Court struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, its main argument was that the law was outdated. Discrimination against minority voters may have been pervasive … Continue reading
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Tagged elections, minority voters, Supreme Court, United States, voting, Voting Rights Act
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Surprise! Black Voters Just Won A Voting Rights Case In The Supreme Court
By Ian Millhiser Alabama’s legislative maps, which minimized black voters’ influence by packing these voters into a small number of districts, will get another day in court thanks to a 5-4 decision — Justice Anthony Kennedy crossed over to vote … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Alabama, government, politics, race, Redistricting, United States, US Supreme Court, voting, voting rights
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How to end the tyranny of the Electoral College
By Rob Richie and Claire Daviss Since 1991, Nebraska has awarded its electoral votes to presidential candidates by congressional district, one of only two states that do not award all electoral votes to the statewide popular-vote winner. That may change, … Continue reading
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: U.S. Territories
John Oliver is dropping some serious knowledge to us all.
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Why Not Make Voting Mandatory?
By Charles D. Ellison Convoluted and restrictive voter ID measures got you down? Still rubbing the migraine you got from voter-suppression laws? Banging your head against the wall when voter turnout is too low? Worry no more, fam, we’ve got … Continue reading →