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The Human Cost of Houseplants: Labor Conditions of Florida’s Plant Nursery Workers

This report exposes the hidden labor crisis behind America's booming houseplant industry and makes the case for a worker-driven accountability model that has already delivered real improvements for workers in other industries.

Research
Demos
WeCount!
Partners for Dignity and Rights
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The Costs of Implementing Documentary Proof of Citizenship Bills

As states across the country consider Documentary Proof of Citizenship (DPOC) requirements in the wake of the federal SAVE Act’s reintroduction, one fundamental issue has gone largely overlooked: What do these laws actually cost states?

Research
Lata Nott
Victoria Hammitt
Neda Khoshkhoo
Nick Harper
Joshua Harmon
Lucas Della Ventura
Demos
The Campaign Legal Center
State Voices
Woman voting

Language Access & State Voting Rights Acts

Effective language access is essential for ensuring that every voter can fully participate in our democracy. Our new case study examines how the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) has become a model for expanding language access beyond what federal law requires.

Research
Angelo Ancheta

Notice Letter to Rensselaer County Board of Elections

Re: Announced Policy's Violation of Sections 5 and 8 of the National Voter Registration Act

Litigation
Chiraag Bains
Ben Berwick

NVRA Complaint Against Rensselaer County Board of Elections

A newly announced policy of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections violates the National Voter Registration Act

Litigation

Elster and Pynchon v. the City of Seattle

Supporting Seattle's voter-approved Democracy Voucher Program — a system designed to empower small donors and the candidates they support in city elections.

Case
Updated July 23, 2019
Washington
Decided

Letter to Rensselaer County Board of Elections

The County announced it would “immediately” begin sharing the identities of persons who register to vote through the DMV with the Immigration and Customs Service (“ICE”). This is in violation of Sections 5 and 8 of the NVRA.

Litigation
Chiraag Bains

Letter In Support of the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011

The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011 would protect the right to vote, the indisputable cornerstone of our democracy, without interfering with rights granted under the First Amendment. Congress should act quickly to pass this needed legislation.

Testimony and Public Comment
Brenda Wright

How an Important Federal Law Can Help Millions of Low-Income People Register to Vote Through State Public Assistance Agencies

A Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act

Policy Briefs
FRAC
Demos

Amicus Brief on LGBT Title VII Cases

The Supreme Court should hold that Title VII bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Litigation

When the Rainbow is Not Enough

LGB+ Voices in the 2019 Black Census

Research
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research

Debt to Society: The Case for Bold, Equitable Student Loan Cancellation and Reform

The Case for Bold, Equitable Student Loan Cancellation and Reform

Research
Mark Huelsman

Amicus Brief in Fowler v. Benson

The suspension of driver’s licenses for unpaid criminal justice fines and fees should be found unconstitutional.

Litigation
Demos
National Council for Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women