What Scalia’s absence means for voting rights, redistricting, and Citizens United.
Voting Rights
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The Makings of a New Democracy-Reform Coalition?
A broad coalition of 160 civil-rights, pro-democracy, and other progressive organziations have announced plans for an ambitious Democracy Spring campaign that will culminate with a massive rally and sit-in at the capitol in April. The campaign includes a 140-mile march that is scheduled to kick off on March 2 from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in […]
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Voting Rights in Jeopardy
There is a real danger that the protections of the Voting Rights Act will be rolled back. That will be an invitation to invent dirty tricks to minimize black political influence.