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Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Ask Court to Block Enforcement of Law Criminalizing Absentee Ballot Application Assistance
Today with our partners, we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in Alabama State Conference of the NAACP et al. v. Marshall et al to pause the state of Alabama from criminalizing the assistance of voters with their absentee ballot applications.
Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over SB1’s Extreme Anti-Voter Restrictions and Penalties
The lawsuit filed today challenges SB 1 as violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Social Media Outages on Super Tuesday Impact Access to Critical Voter Information
We urge social media companies to devote resources to training, testing, and the development of procedures to address future media outages on election days.
Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama
Congress must act to expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act and restore the preclearance provisions for jurisdictions that persist in enacting discriminatory voting laws and districting schemes.
By Laurel Hattix
The State Senators Proposing SB1 Are Hurting Their Own Party
SB1 seeks to rectify a problem that does not exist in the state of Alabama.
By Samuel Duff
Our Legislative Agenda
The 2024 Legislative Session is underway. Here's what we're fighting for: first amendment rights, voting rights, reproductive justice, and criminal legal reform.
Two Staff Members Join Obama Foundation's Inaugural USA Leaders Program
Congratulations to Dillon Nettles and JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist for joining 100 changemakers in this leadership program.
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