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Just months ahead of the election, partisan litigation in multiple states targets efforts to make voting more convenient. Erin Geiger Smith delves into recent decisions by the Wisconsin and Delaware Supreme Courts to make casting a ballot easier in those states. https://bit.ly/3zR2w69
can we pls tweet sometime today? Earlier this week, Texas announced it purged ~1 million people from its rolls since 2021. Alice Clapman talked to the @TexasTribune about the possible effects of that purge on alleged noncitizens, naturalized citizens or people who made simple mistakes https://lnkd.in/dBYzftmD
After a near miss in 2022, voting rights reform is set to top the agenda for 2025. https://lnkd.in/dykV3ktQ
Embattled election officials face new threats from Project 2025, with potentially dire consequences for our elections. https://bit.ly/4ctCxPV
Supreme Court term limits are based on the idea that nobody should hold too much public power for too long. George Washington taught us that when he stepped down after two terms. https://bit.ly/4cxVwZI
Here are some of the many ways that Americans’ access to the ballot box would be in better shape today if Congress had passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: https://bit.ly/3AoOnNT
Six years after this major criminal justice reform law, find out who has benefited from it and where it still falls short: https://bit.ly/4dFd6wf
Eliminating cash bail does not affect crime rates, so why not pursue a more humane approach to pretrial release? https://bit.ly/4dnefsf
Happening now: The Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman discusses the path for Supreme Court reform with Melissa Murray, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Elie Mystal, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and Adrianne Shropshire.
The Supreme Court struck down raced-based affirmative action in college admissions — and emboldened challenges to race-inclusive programs across sectors. https://bit.ly/3SYHucI
