News & Commentary about Voting Rights

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Jul 1, 2021

Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Narrows Another Path to Challenge Discriminatory Voting Laws

Advocates for statehood for the District of Columbia rally near the Supreme Court and Capitol prior to a House of Representatives hearing on creating a fifty-first state, in Washington, Monday, March 22, 2021.

Jun 22, 2021

D.C. Statehood is Constitutional. Robert Kennedy Never Said Otherwise.

Jun 21, 2021

New Census Bureau Data Offers a Chance to Dismantle Prison Gerrymandering

A black man filling out ballot in voting booth on Election Day.

Mar 25, 2021

Amidst a Wave of Voter Suppression Bills, Some States Expand Access to the Ballot

Clipboards with voter registration forms.

Mar 10, 2021

One Key Reform Can Fight Voter Suppression

Feb 26, 2021

Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South

ACLU legal observers sit by a "Vote Here" sign outside a polling place in Georgia on Election Day.

Feb 25, 2021

Breaking Down Systemic Racism Through Collective Action in the South

A demonstrator carries a sign demanding an end to gerrymandering and voter suppression.

Feb 23, 2021

If the Biden Administration Is Serious About Protecting Voting Rights, Here's What It Should Do Immediately

Dozens of people gathered near the Post Office in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, holding signs that read "Our Vote Our Future" and "Our Voices Count," to celebrate the election of Joe Biden.

Dec 18, 2020

President-Elect Biden’s Voting Rights To-Do List

Nov 20, 2020

Trump’s Last-Ditch Census Move Could Shape the Electoral Map for the Next Decade