What’s at Stake in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Feat. Ben Wikler
Wisconsin has long been an important swing state for presidential elections, but it has grown into a major battleground in the fight for democracy. All eyes are on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race tha...
17 Mar 202347min
The Right Wing’s Latest Legal Theory
Civil and voting rights groups have long challenged voter suppression laws and unfair maps in court using federal voting rights protections. But the conservative legal movement is now arguing that ind...
10 Mar 202329min
56,000 Voters’ Rights Are at Stake in North Carolina Feat. Daryl Atkinson
In 1876, North Carolina added a felony disenfranchisement provision to its state constitution with the express purpose of disenfranchising Black voters. The provision remains in place today and is bei...
3 Mar 202339min
Mississippi’s Ongoing Efforts to Disenfranchise Black Voters Feat. Arekia Bennett-Scott
Mississippi passed a bill to create an unelected court system in Jackson, a city with a Black population of over 80%, with judges appointed entirely by white state officials. Unfortunately, the propos...
24 Feb 202338min
Blue States Can Do Better
There are 17 states where Democrats control the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature. These so-called “trifectas” should use their power to pass robust legislation to protect the ri...
17 Feb 202337min
What’s Next on SCOTUS’ Docket?
The U.S. Supreme Court is already poised to issue decisions in two major elections cases that could fundamentally alter American democracy, but there are more voting rights cases coming its way. Marc ...
10 Feb 202345min
Intimidating Voters Is Not Peachy
A major voter intimidation case out of Georgia went to court this week. Fair Fight Action sued True the Vote, a Texas-based, right-wing "election integrity" group, for illegally intimidating voters af...
3 Feb 202333min
North Carolina Republicans Want a Redo
Update: On Feb. 3, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court agreed to rehear both cases. Find out more here. North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature wants the newly red state Supreme Court t...
27 Jan 202326min
