voting rights
McConnell says Democrats’ bid to restore Voting Rights Act is a ‘power grab’
WASHINGTON – The battle over voting rights ahead of the 2020 election is officially on in Congress, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisting Democratic-led efforts to strengthen voting rights laws […]
A win for voting rights – North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Is Defeated, For Now
*Why you should read tis: Because this is what happens to red state legislatures that tried to cram voter ID laws immediately after the Supreme Court struck down parts of […]
Federal Judge Rules Pasadena Infringed On Latino Voting Rights, Orders Changes
*This a recurring story. Latinos win voting rights battles only to see them regress. And we fight them again, as we should, as many times as needed. VL By Andrew […]
Immigrant and Voting Rights Activists Shut Down NYC-NJ Bridge in #SomosVisible Campaign
*Not everyone agreed with the traffic-stop tactic. Are actions like these productive? VL By Yessenia Funes, Colorlines (1.5 minute read) At around 8 a.m. EST [Thursday, October 26], 10 immigrant and […]
Texans deserve the full protection of the Voting Rights Act
*Any time legendary civil rights attorney Al Kauffman has something to say I consider it worthy of publication. VL By Al Kauffman, NewsTaco (6 minute read) Section 5 of the […]
New PBS Documentary Spotlights Latino Voting Rights Advocate
*Be sure to stream the documentary on PBS.org. PBS will be monitoring the number of streams for 7 days after the premiere in order to gauge interest in Latin-themed programming. […]
Ruling clears way for Pasadena voting rights suit to go to trial
*MALDEF, changing U.S. Latino politics one battle, one victory at a time. VL By Mihir Zaveri, Houston Chronicle (2 minute read) A federal judge has denied Pasadena’s request to throw out a […]
Texas Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act, Court Rules
*I know it’s not dancing cats on Facebook, or ridiculous memes about cribbed political speeches, but this is a BIG deal. VL By Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune Texas’ voter identification law […]
Congressional Democrats Launch a New Strategy to Restore the Voting Rights Act
*You can call it the VRA 2.0. When the Supreme Court gutted section 5 of the Voting Rights Act I saw a bright side – that the gutting provided the […]
Joaquin Avila, lion of voting rights, speaks
*This is important. Joaquín Ávila is rightly called the “lion of voting rights” in this piece. The battles he fought and the roads he opened for Latinos are the some […]