Kavanaugh’s Record Doesn’t Bode Well for Voting Rights
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee, in the East Room of the White House on Monday.Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, could determine how the court rules on cases that shape the future of…
Federal Judge Rips Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question
Opponents of the citizenship question demonstrate outside the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan on Tuesday.Ari Berman/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge said Tuesday that there was a “strong showing of bath faith” by the Trump administration in adding a…
Supreme Court Upholds Gerrymandered Texas Maps, Dealing a Blow to Voting Rights
Gerrymandering activists gather outside the Supreme Court in March. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Supreme Court dealt a big blow Monday to efforts to combat racial gerrymandering, approving Texas’ GOP-drawn political maps that had previously been found to discriminate intentionally against minority voters. In…
The Supreme Court Gave the Green Light to Voter Purges. Trump’s Justice Department Isn’t Wasting Any Time.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he is sworn into officeJim LoScalzo/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One day after the Supreme Court upheld voter purging in Ohio, the Justice Department decided to get in on the action. The department sued the state of Kentucky on Tuesday to…
We Now Know Why Steve Bannon and Kris Kobach Lobbied for a Citizenship Question on the Census
Then-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon with President Donald Trump last year.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In December 2017, the Justice Department asked the Commerce Department, which oversees the Census Bureau, to add a controversial question about US citizenship to the 2020 census for the first time since…
North Carolina Republicans Want a Constitutional Amendment to Require ID to Vote
Voter ID rules posted at a polling place in Greensboro, N.C. News & Record via AP/Andrew Krech Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. North Carolina Republicans are resurrecting their efforts to require voters to present specific forms of identification in order to cast a ballot, after an earlier voter ID law was…