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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

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

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

A Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act

Policy Briefs
FRAC
Demos

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

Litigation

LGB+ Voices in the 2019 Black Census

Research
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research

The Case for Bold, Equitable Student Loan Cancellation and Reform

Research
Mark Huelsman

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

The Black Futures Lab’s Black Census Project is the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States since Reconstruction.

Research
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research

The Department's proposed "EAP Rule" fails to sufficiently safeguard working people.

Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub