BLANKOct 31, 2013
In the months after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act under the argument that it is no longer necessary, regressive voting laws are taking root that threaten to snap the country back to the 1950s, disenfranchising minorities and women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigOct 16, 2013
If the oral arguments conducted the first two weeks of the court’s current term are any indication, the Supreme Court will drift further to the right. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
BLANKOct 13, 2013
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and a separate ruling tossing out Arizona’s “proof of citizenship” law, Arizona and Kansas have adopted separate voter registration systems for federal and state/local elections, the latter requiring proof of citizenship. Look at it as Jim Crow 2.0. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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