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After a change in justices, the court is ignoring precedent and taking aim at issues like redistricting and voter ID laws. → Read More
The measure approved by the Republican governor and statehouse includes a strict photo ID requirement, unlike the more sensible ones used in other states. → Read More
In a case it will hear next week, the Court could side with Alabama and deliver a devastating blow to the landmark civil rights law. → Read More
Expanding the franchise to younger teens is already a reality in a handful of cities. Research suggests that it can build lifelong voters and better citizens. → Read More
Casting ballots at sports stadiums and arenas is safe, fun, and great for citizens and teams. A new study shows how. → Read More
On the verge of enactment, the statute enshrines access to the ballot, even establishing a pre-clearance test like the one the Supreme Court struck down in 2013. Why other states should emulate what Albany is doing. → Read More
A federal court butted in where it didn’t belong and ordered Ohio to use an illegal electoral map. Anatomy of a voting rights disaster. → Read More
The Supreme Court nominee’s views on voting as a fundamental right suggests that she may be a standout voice on the Court, even more than her mentor Stephen Breyer. → Read More
Get to know the “independent state legislature doctrine” which intrigues Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch. → Read More
An evening ruling undoing the work of Trump- and Clinton-appointed judges harms Black voters—and shows an activist conservative Court bent on narrowing voting rights. → Read More
The future of the American project is at risk. It’s past time for Congress to do something about it. → Read More
Joshua A. Douglas warns readers of the foundation of another potential coup in 2024, and argues that if left untouched, it will shatter democracy as we know it. → Read More
The GOP reflexively blocks any legislation that makes it easier to vote. But Mitch McConnell’s home state of Kentucky shows a model for compromise. → Read More
How conservative jurists only approve state restrictions over individual freedoms when it suits their purposes. → Read More
They used the courts to perpetuate a massive fraud on the American public. They should not be allowed to practice law. → Read More
Joshua A. Douglas writes that now that the Georgia legislature has passed restrictive voting laws -- arguably comparable to Jim Crow-era policies -- it's up to the courts to make sure these policies are kept in check. → Read More
Joshua A. Douglas writes that Democrat Rita Hart's decision to ask Congress, an explicitly partisan body, to determine the outcome of her House race against Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks could undermine the people's faith in the democratic process. → Read More
Kentucky has some of the most restrictive voting rules in the nation, but it has moved along a bill that would expand voter access, and in an all-too-partisan world of election law, other states should take notice, writes Joshua Douglas. → Read More
Joshua A. Douglas writes that Republicans are using their lies about voter fraud in the 2020 Election to launch reforms that would make it harder for Americans to vote. The fact that there has been zero evidence of voter fraud and that the election was deemed the most secure by the federal government should prompt leaders to expand on these successes. → Read More
Election's expert Joshua Douglas writes, don't be too nervous about Republican Senator Josh Hawley's announcement that he will object to the certification of Joe Biden as president when Congress meets Jan. 6. It won't work. → Read More