The Latest in the Battle for Felons' Right to VoteThe Politics DeskA federal judge ruled on Sunday that Florida's "pay to vote" system for felons is unconstitutional. Read about the 125-page ruling, how it might affect voting rights in other states, and what might come next as the November general election nears.
FortuneUnited States The Republican stance on vote-by-mail is fractured Fortune - Nicole Goodkind As primaries around the country continue through the summer and the federal elections in November rapidly approach, vote-by-mail ballots or all-mail …
United States Conservative bashes his own party’s hostility to democracy: ‘It’s always Republicans’ alternet.org - Travis Gettys “The attack on democracy we’ve seen is not a Trump-specific problem,” Frum said. “Look, we have states, where with 45 percent of the vote, the …
New York Magazineflipped into Daily IntelligencerRights & Freedoms Federal Judge Overrules GOP Poll Tax for Ex-Felons in Florida New York Magazine - Matt Stieb Convicted felon Yraida Guanipa celebrates after registering to vote in Miami-Dade County in January 2019. In 2018, Florida passed perhaps the most …
The RootRights & Freedoms A Federal Judge Has Cut Down Florida's Law Requiring Former Felons Pay Fines Before Registering to Vote The Root - Ishena Robinson Voting rights advocates in Florida and across the country are celebrating a recent federal judge ruling that opens the door for 1.5 million felons …
ABC Newsflipped into NewsUnited States GOP groups sue to block California Gov. Gavin Newsom's mail-in ballot order ABC News - Bill Hutchinson Newsom claimed he signed the executive order to protect voters from COVID-19. Calling it a "brazen power grab" and voter-fraud "recipe for disaster," …
Raw Storyflipped into 2020 Presidential Election United States ‘Watershed moment in election law’ as judge rules ‘modern day poll tax’ in Florida unconstitutional Raw Story - Common Dreams Advocates for restoring the voting rights of people with past convictions welcomed the ruling as “a powerful reminder that no one can trump the U.S. …
Law & Crimeflipped into Law & CrimeU.S. Politics South Carolina Court Says It Would Be ‘Nonsensical’ to Restrict Voting Access During Pandemic lawandcrime.com - Colin Kalmbacher Voting rights advocates notched a significant legal victory in South Carolina on Memorial Day after a federal court blocked a requirement that would …
The Washington PostDonald Trump This election is all about who gets to vote The Washington Post - Paul WaldmanAnd it won’t end on Election Day. In fact, that’s when things could really start heating up. In just the past couple of days, we’ve had important new developments in the voting wars. In Florida, a federal
Rights & Freedoms In a Victory for Voting Rights, Federal Court Rules that Florida’s Pay-to-Vote System Is Unconstitutional splcenter.org - www.splcenter.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In a significant decision for voting rights, a federal court on Sunday affirmed voting rights for hundreds of thousands of …
Liberal View Republicans Accelerate Voter Suppression Efforts During Pandemic truthout.org - Janine Jackson Janine Jackson: It was called “one of the most brazen acts of voter suppression in modern history.” With an unsigned opinion, believed to come from …
United States Federal judge clears the way for felons to vote in Florida orlandoweekly.com - Dara Kam, News Service of Florida Opening the door for hundreds of thousands of convicted felons to be added to Florida’s voting rolls, a federal judge on Sunday struck down major …
News (U.S.) Juan Williams: Justice Thomas seizes his moment in the Trump era thehill.com - Juan Williams, opinion contributor When I met Clarence ThomasClarence ThomasJustice Clarence Thomas brings up Frodo Baggins during Supreme Court oral arguments Supreme Court grapples …
United States Federal judge rules Florida can’t stop poor felons from voting pressherald.com - Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge in Tallahassee ruled Sunday night that Florida law can’t stop felons from voting because they can’t pay back any …
United States RNC Sues Newsom over Order to Send Mail Ballots to All California Voters | NewsRadio KFBK | Top Stories iheart.com - City News Service US-HEALTH-VIRUS-POLITICS-VOTE-WISCONSINLOS ANGELES (CNS) - Gov. Gavin Newsom has been sued by the Republican National Committee and two other party …
United States Democrat Val Demings Slams Trump for Using Race to Attack Joe Biden politicususa.com - Darragh Roche Val Demmings has called out the President’s ‘gall’ for using race to criticize Joe Biden. The Democrat told CNN Donald Trump was the one who was …
Miami Heraldflipped into NewsUnited States ’A game-changer’: Five takeaways from yesterday’s ruling on Florida felon voting miamiherald.com - BY LAWRENCE MOWER A federal judge’s ruling on felon voting in Florida was a bombshell. The state can’t stop felons from voting if they’re too poor to pay back …
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Law & Crimeflipped into Law & CrimeUnited States ‘A Sheer Attack on Democracy’: Critics Savage GOP Lawsuit Against California’s Vote-By-Mail System lawandcrime.com - colin-kalmbacher Multiple Republican Party plaintiffs filed a lawsuit over the weekend in an attempt to upend California’s planned use of a vote-by-mail system during …
Airlines Germany stamps authority on Lufthansa with €9 billion lifeline investing.com - By Arno Schuetze and Michael Nienaber FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany threw Lufthansa (DE:LHAG) a 9 billion euro (£8 billion) lifeline on Monday, agreeing a bailout which gives …
TravelUpdateflipped into TravelUpdateEurope German Government to Take 20% Stake in Lufthansa in Return for €9 Billion Bailout paddleyourownkanoo.com - Mateusz Maszczynski Talks between the European airline group Lufthansa and the German government over a €9 billion bailout package have finally concluded in an agreement …
AlterNetflipped into BREAKING NEWSPolitics Federal judge demolishes Florida law barring felons from voting — rules it a 'poll tax' alternet.org - Hunter In a Sunday order, a federal judge has struck down in large part the Florida state law passed by Republicans that denied felons the restoration of …
GPB Newsflipped into GPB NewsUnited States News Brief: Pandemic Death Toll, Hong Kong Protests, Florida Law GPB News - Rachel Martin, David Greene U.S. approaches nearly 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. Thousands in Hong Kong protest planned security law. A federal judge rules Florida law …
Women's News Joe Biden And The Legend Of The Black Voter redstate.com - Joe Cunningham When Joe Biden ended last week by saying that any black voter who isn’t voting for him “ain’t black,” he started a conversation that is continuing …
Chicago Tribuneflipped into OpinionRights & Freedoms Letters: Worried about mail-in voting Chicago TribuneEverybody is in a mad rush to expand mail-in voting. I wonder how many of them know what they’re doing, and how many of them actually do know what they’re doing. Mass mail-in voting breaks two of the fundamental
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Audioburstflipped into Audioburst Top StoriesRights & Freedoms Listen: Republicans sue California governor over vote-by-mail order Audioburst - KCBS All News "The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the state of California to try and stop governor Gavin Newsom for mailing ballots to …
Ms. Magazineflipped into HerstoryLeadership Today in Feminist History: Politicians Will NOT Stand in the Way of Equality for Women (May 25, 1877) Ms. Magazine - David M. Dismore May 25, 1877: The New York State chapter of the National Woman Suffrage Association has just made it clear that it will publicly and severely …
Rights & Freedoms New York’s Next Step Toward More Justice and Better Democracy gothamgazette.com - Zellnor Myrie & Leroy Comrie Questioning which New Yorkers can go to the polls (photo: Gotham Gazette) Practicing social distancing is by no means easy, but the guidelines are …
The New York Timesflipped into ArtsHealth Join Us for a Look at a Century of Progress for Women The New York Times - Jennifer HarlanThe coronavirus has transformed nearly every aspect of daily life, but Times journalists are here to keep you informed and connected from home. Below is a selection of our live events this week (all times
