Challenge to the Country’s Most Restrictive Voting Law Heads to Court (Blog) 7/15/2015 In 2013, just six weeks after the United States Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) that ensured certain states were…
Celebrate the 4th of July by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2015 Independence Day marks the birth of our nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence that outlined the key tenets that our Constitution…
Stopping Partisan Gerrymandering and Protecting Independent Redistricting Commissions (Blog) 6/30/2015 Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a big victory for citizen-led democracy. In a 5-4 decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona…
Can a Rally Help Restore the Voting Rights Act? (Blog) 6/29/2015 Two years ago, a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 allowing an outright attack on voting…
Voter-Initiated Independent Redistricting Commissions Found Constitutional (Press Release) 6/29/2015 Supreme Court Backs Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Washington, DC – Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona State…
Key Win at the Supreme Court on Health Care Tax Subsidies (Blog) 6/25/2015 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in King v. Burwell, a case about whether tax-credit subsidies can be provided to…
Two Years Later-- Tell Congress to Restore the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 6/25/2015 Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. The VRA was a cornerstone achievement of the civil rights…
Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of Affordable Care Act (Press Release) 6/25/2015 Federal Tax Subsidies Upheld in King v. Burwell Decision Washington, DC – In the closely-watched case of King v. Burwell, today the U.S. Supreme…
Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 Introduced in U.S. Congress (Press Release) 6/24/2015 New Bill Embodies Renewed Effort to Restore Voting Rights Act of 1965 Washington, D.C. – Today, on the eve of the second anniversary of the…
2015 State Legislative Update: Pro-Voter Reforms Outpace Attacks on Voting Rights (Blog) 6/10/2015 Over the past 10 years, our country has seen a steady increase in the attacks on voting rights sweep across the states. From reductions in early…