LETTER: Congress Must Act to Defend Voting Rights (News Clips) 6/27/2014 One year ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v.
Rights Debated After Ruling on Protest-Free Abortion Clinic Zones (News Clips) 6/27/2014 The high court struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts, the justices unanimous in their ruling that the buffer zones violate the First Amendment rights of
UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the Senate will finally hold a hearing on the Voting Rights Amendment Act of…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on voting rights and discrimination, concluding that we must pass the VRAA - and quickly.
One Year After Shelby Decision, The Fight Continues to Protect Equal Access to the Vote (Blog) 6/23/2014 Access to the vote is not about politics; it's about justice and equality. The Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA) is the remedy that will help ensure equal access to the vote for all eligible…
Calling on Congress to Move Voting Rights Forward (Blog) 6/18/2014 I joined members of Congress and leading civil rights leaders at a press conference to call on Congress to move the Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA) forward.
Money in Politics: Developing a Common Understanding of the Issues (Article) 5/27/2014 A Primer for Engagement of League Members and Fellow Citizens - 2014
League Continues to Push to Restore the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 5/15/2014 The League continues efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act with a letter to the House of Representatives.
Voting Rights Coalition Urges Action on Voting Rights Amendment Act (Blog) 5/15/2014 This morning, I joined with other voting rights leaders at a press conference to urge Congress to begin moving the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act by holding a hearing in the House Judiciary…
Act soon on Voting Rights Act (News Clips) 5/6/2014 No right is more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote, yet many voters are at risk of losing this right as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate key provisions of the