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Why the National Voter Registration Act is vital for helping millions of low-income people register to vote through state public assistance agencies.
Blog
Brenda Wright
Alex Ashbrook
“With these laws in particular, they are not race neutral. These laws are deeply rooted in an attempt to exclude Black people from our democracy.”
In the media
Mike Ludwig
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Lyndon Johnson shakes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hand after signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Breaking down what made the Voting Rights Act so powerful, how the Supreme Court gutted it, and what can be done to restore it.
Blog
Chiraag Bains
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The County’s plans will intimidate and deter eligible citizens from registering to vote, abridging their fundamental right to vote and resulting in serious underrepresentation in the electoral process.
Press release/statement

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

Litigation

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

Litigation
Chiraag Bains
Ben Berwick

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

Litigation
By enacting SB 7066, the Florida legislature has created two classes of returning citizens: those who can afford to reclaim their voting rights, and those who cannot.
Press release/statement
Chiraag Bains
Today’s Supreme Court decision that federal courts have no ability to check extreme partisan gerrymandering is a stunning blow to our democracy. This decision represents an abdication of judicial responsibility to protect against constitutional violations.
In the media
K. Sabeel Rahman