The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling this week leaves the country vulnerable to the very forms of voter suppression Congress warned of in 2006.
After months of calling on the President to move forward with life-saving measures to protect our children, our nation and the world from the damaging effects of climate change, I was proud to stand by while he announced his plan to cut carbon pollution.
This guest blog post by Andrea Kaminski, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin discusses recent changes to election laws and their continuing fight against voter ID in their state.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a victory for voters when it struck down an Arizona law requiring documentary proof of citizenship when citizens register to vote.
The President has the authority and the responsibility under existing law to control carbon pollution. However, despite positive statements, President Obama continues to drag his feet on controlling carbon emissions from power plants.
Four young women from Austin, TX who are in Washington, DC to compete in the National History Day Competition visited our offices to discuss their impressive project that explores the origins and sustaining impact of the pivotal Voting Rights Act of 1965.
A new report released today, “When the People Draw the Lines,” finds that the first California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) was very successful in making the line-drawing process more nonpartisan and democratic than in previous redistricting cycles.
Nearly five decades after the civil rights movement and the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Congressman John Lewis continues to tirelessly fight to protect the right to vote.
