Georgia Republicans’ New Voting Maps Defy Court Order to Boost Black Representation
Four Republican Georgia state senators vote in favor of their party’s plan to draw new voting districts, Nov. 30, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Jeff Amy/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In late October, a federal court ruled that Georgia’s electoral maps…
This Landmark Case Could End Gerrymandering in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz attends her first hearing as a justice, Sept. 7, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Morry Gash/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging heavily gerrymandered state legislative districts. The…
“A Complete Failure of Leadership”—The New Georgia Project Faces Allegations of Financial Impropriety
Paid canvasser with the New Georgia Project Action Fund.Jeff Amy/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The New Georgia Project, the nonprofit organization founded in 2014 by voting rights activist Stacey Abrams, is facing allegations of financial irregularities and misuse of funds, according to a six-month investigation…
A New Tool Helps Disabled People Track—and Shape—Laws That Impact Them
Rudzhan Nagiev/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2010, Barack Obama signed the Plain Writing Act into law, requiring that federal government documents use clear, straightforward language. Despite its passage more than a decade ago, though, getting plain-language information about government policy—ranging from the…
Tuesday’s Elections Were a Huge Win for Democracy
A voter carries her ballot to the counting machine after voting at a polling station Nov. 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Democratic victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections were also major triumphs for the efforts to protect democracy…
Virginia Admitted to Wrongfully Removing 3,400 Voters. Can It Recover Ahead of Pivotal Elections?
Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Since announcing the improper removal of nearly 3,400 eligible voters from Virginia’s voter rolls—more than 10 times the initial estimate Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration acknowledged in early October—the administration on Friday said that it had…