Justice Department Is Suing Georgia Over Voter Suppression Law
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks on voting rights at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, on June 11, 2021. Tom Brenner/The New York Times via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In its…
Eight Years Ago, the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act. Widespread Voter Suppression Resulted.
On June 25, 2013, Chief Justice John Roberts gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act, ruling that states with a long history of voting discrimination no longer needed to get federal approval for changes to their election procedures. “Things have changed dramatically” since the law’s enactment in 1965, Roberts wrote in Shelby County v.…
Michigan Republicans Confirm the Obvious: Trump Lost Fair and Square
An armed Trump-supporter outside the Michigan state capitol on January 6.Adam J. Dewey/NurPhoto via Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Following a months-long investigation into a litany of dubious election fraud claims made by former President…
Voting Rights Bill Will Be Blocked by the Anti-Democratic System It Seeks to Reform
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., heads to the chamber as Democrats try to advance a major voting rights bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 21, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that…
14 GOP-Controlled States Have Passed Laws to Impede Free Elections
Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company Cyber Ninjas on May 6 in Phoenix. Matt York/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Donald Trump will…
Manchin Says Voting Rights Are “Fundamental” as He Torpedoes the Plan to Protect Them
Sen. Joe Manchin arrives for a hearing at the Capitol on June 8. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.“The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should…