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Ninth Circuit Makes Final its Ruling that Vote-Swapping Websites Are Entitled to First Amendment Protection New York — The Ninth Circuit has confirmed an important First Amendment victory for operators and users of political websites, denying California's petition for rehearing en banc in Porter v
Press release/statement
"Credit Card Reform Act" Will Put the Brakes on Wild Interest Rate Hikes, Changes in Terms of Agreements and Extreme Penalties
Press release/statement
The news is grim. Housing values are dropping, subprime mortgage meltdowns are spreading, the stock market's uncertain and the overall economy seems to be heading into a recession. No wonder plenty of us are worried. Still, you can protect yourself. Here are some experts' top five must-make
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Leslie Haggin Geary
Testimony of Demos Democracy Program Director Stuart Comstock-Gay before the Nebraska Legislature's Government, Military, and Veterans' Affairs on Election Day Registration.
Testimony and Public Comment
"Report from Milwaukee Police Department Investigation Unit is Misleading State on Efficacy of Election Day Registration"
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Committee notified of suppressive tactics implicit in state noncompliance with NVRA Section 7. 
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport
Maxine Nelson
Now that the subprime mortgage industry has collapsed, policymakers fear that Americans are shifting their debt to credit cards with deceptive and exploitive terms.
In the media
Jeff Kosseff
Cox and Alm need to read a disturbing report by the public policy group Demos and the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University. "By a Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class" says that only 31 percent of middle-class families are secure.
In the media
St. Petersburg Times
Landmark Study Based on New "Middle Class Security Index" Finds African-Americans and Latinos on Shaky Financial Ground
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As the next installment in the By a Thread series, Economic (In)Security uses the Middle Class Security Index to provide the first comprehensive portrait of the level of financial security enjoyed by African-American and Latino middle-class families. The findings show that, in the wake of fading
Research
Tamara Draut
Jennifer Wheary
Thomas M. Shapiro
Tatjana Meschede