Today, Project Vote and its affiliate, Voting for America, were given permission by the federal district court in Washington, DC,... Read more
Voting rights victories abound this week! On a national level, the cornerstone Voting Rights Act of 1965 was upheld by... Read more
Voting rights groups filed a Motion to Intervene in the United States District Court’s review of the Voter Suppression Act... Read more
A two-year battle in the courts concluded this week when the Department of Justice approved Georgia’s controversial voter verification system... Read more
Access to voter registration—the basis of democratic participation—is still limited in the 21st century by overly restrictive, “horse-and-buggy” laws across... Read more
Tuesday, the New York Times reported on former Justice Department attorney and known right-wing activist, J. Christian Adams’ allegations of... Read more
Allegations of a politicized Department of Justice continue into the Obama administration, but both conservative and Democratic members of the... Read more
Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Obama Administration to offer its views on felon disenfranchisement laws and whether or... Read more
Last May, the Justice Department struck down a voter verification procedure that was discovered to be error-prone and discriminatory. Around... Read more
In observance of Black History month, it is fitting to revisit America’s less than stellar record in the ongoing effort... Read more