| 单词 | voting right |
| 例句 | “The racists see before them something more than voting rights,” observed Elizabeth Hardwick, a New York writer who joined the march. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The movement was dividing into two groups—one that made voting rights for black men the priority and another that demanded that female suffrage also be considered—and this disagreement changed the relationships among advocates. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He vowed to prevent the March 7 voting rights march. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z African Americans line up to register as voters at the Dallas County Courthouse during the 1965 Selma, Alabama, voting rights campaign. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Every state has developed its own process for restoring voting rights. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He vowed to protect the voting rights of Blacks in the South. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The youngsters were standing silently outside the courthouse, displaying crayoned signs urging equal voting rights, when the sheriff ordered them to follow him down the street. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, according to the Soviet Constitution of 1936, also called “Stalin’s Constitution,” Soviet women had voting rights and gender equality with men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And President Lyndon B. Johnson had held a press conference to deliver a statement in support of voting rights. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Judge Hare was an outspoken segregationist who compared the voting rights demonstrators to terrorists. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z To give voting rights to African Americans over women was to endorse what Stanton called the “aristocracy of sex.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They were followed by a wagon carrying twenty thousand suffrage leaflets, which they shared with interested people along the way, taking every chance to discuss the issue of voting rights for women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z On Saturday, March 6, the day before the march, tensions in Selma escalated when a group of seventy sympathetic whites from across the state held a rally of their own to support black voting rights. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z For months the small city of Selma, Alabama, had been the scene of mass meetings, protest marches, arrests, and violent confrontations between black voting rights demonstrators and white law enforcement officers. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A congressional delegation had traveled to Selma to investigate the mass arrests and determine if new legislation was needed to ensure voting rights. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z From the White House, President Johnson announced that he was determined to press for a powerful new voting rights law. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanton had assumed that the American Equal Rights Association would be dedicated to winning universal suffrage—voting rights for all. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He was teaching a class on racism and the law at the University of Chicago Law School and working by day at his law firm, mostly on cases involving voting rights and employment discrimination. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The process is so cumbersome, confusing, and onerous that many people who are theoretically eligible to vote never manage to get their voting rights back. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z By 1906, the year Anthony died, women in England were using civil disobedience in the battle for their voting rights. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Blacks also exercised their recently gained voting rights to boost their fortunes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That was a moment, a joyous moment, beyond the Dream—a moment imbued by a power more gorgeous than any voting rights bill. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The National objected to the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and favored educated female suffrage; the American supported female suffrage and did not oppose voting rights for any African Americans. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The president’s proposal for a limited black citizenship and voting rights enraged the racist actor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z While both organizations advocated for voting rights for women, the National favored a federal amendment, while the American worked to pass women’s voting rights at the state level, state by state. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But events of the past few weeks had changed Johnson’s mind, and he assured King that a voting rights bill would soon be introduced in Congress. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Her battle with Sheriff Clark became part of the folklore of the voting rights campaign. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She insisted that voting rights were the key to making other social changes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He listens as Lincoln talks of extending voting rights to literate blacks and those who fought for the Union. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z So the teachers had stood aside and watched as others fought for voting rights. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking from the steps of the capitol, prominent civil rights leaders and ordinary citizens recalled the turbulent events at Selma that had turned the voting rights campaign into a mass protest against racial injustice. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When the local court order was appealed to a federal court, voting rights demonstrators took to the streets again. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers’ march that day would be remembered as a turning point in the struggle for equal voting rights. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z And the voting rights of African Americans in the South were restricted until President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He added that Congress remained free to impose federal oversight on states where voting rights were at risk, but must do so on the basis of current conditions. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z In the halls of Congress, lawmakers rose one after another to denounce Sunday’s attack and demand new voting rights legislation. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The president had been reluctant to push for voting rights legislation so soon after Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who do have their voting rights restored often describe a feeling of validation, even pride. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Kansas voters did not face a choice between voting rights for black men or white women; both groups could have won the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They helped to guarantee the voting rights granted to Black males by the Fifteenth Amendment of 1870. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The revived voting rights campaign began on January 18, when King led four hundred blacks in a march to the courthouse. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z One was the manner in which Paul and the other leaders shifted attention away from state-level voting rights toward a constitutional amendment granting women the national right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Speaking at Selma's Brown Chapel on January 2, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls for massive voting rights demonstrations. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, voting rights for blacks and other minorities are once again under attack and imperiled. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Sheriff Jim Clark points a billy club and, beneath the club, an electric cattle prod at a voting rights demonstrator on the steps of the Dallas County Courthouse. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z On May 17, 1957, King stood on those same memorial steps to speak on African American voting rights. In the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson said the phrase “we shall overcome” in an address to Congress, deliberately borrowing the language of black civil rights activists to trumpet a voting rights act; it changed the country. ‘It doesn’t matter.’ ‘We’ll see.’ The Trump Doctrine is sounding more fatalistic every day. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Going beyond voting rights, La Citoyenne also looked at how women were treated in primitive cultures across the world and argued that Frenchwomen’s lives were not always better. ‘Little Dancer’: Big roles for women in the Susan Stroman, Tiler Peck ballet musical Among those who admit their debt to her is Georgia’s Stacey Abrams, the voting rights organizer and two-time candidate for governor. Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z That morning, as the cameras roll, he and Holder talk fluently about voting rights, hate crimes and the Supreme Court. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the basketball icon, reinvented as culture vulture 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The film is about civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. “Selma” movie to film at Alabama Capitol on Friday 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z CBS basically proposed giving Class B investors the same voting rights. How Les Moonves got to leave CBS on his own terms while others in #MeToo miscreant club got canned 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “I also think that during the civil rights movement, issues like equal accommodations and voting rights became more vital to the general population than issues about ‘sexual stuff.’ The Rape of Recy Taylor: behind one of the year's most vital documentaries 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z To be sure, it’s only natural that a civil rights tour would find its heart in the South, in the epic and well-chronicled battles for equal access to public education, public transportation and voting rights. On a Civil Rights Trail, Essential Sites and Indelible Detours 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Northing of social injustice, of protest, of voting rights, of gun control, of resilience and coping skills. Why I'm OK with my kids "falling behind" in school during the pandemic 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Soloman Howard, a rising young bass who is singing the parts of Douglass and King, said that it was difficult not to hear contemporary echoes in the voting rights scenes. Revisiting the Opera ‘Appomattox,’ in the Course of Human Events 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Which, come to think of it, probably explains why the voting rights stuff isn’t working out. On ‘S.N.L.,’ Biden Urges Covid-Weary Nation to Stop Seeing ‘Spider-Man’ 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z That agenda includes dismantling the Dream Act, abolishing Obamacare, loosening campaign finance restrictions, limiting voting rights and forcing women to bring pregnancies to term. Perspective | RBG and the empty triumph of liberal pop culture 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Lang, 31, is a senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, where she litigates voting rights and redistricting cases. Danielle Lang, Joseph Pileri 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z More recently, the show has offered detailed but accessible explainers on what the Biden era means for housing, voting rights and immigration policy. 8 Podcasts to Help Make Sense of Post-Trump America 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z But black representatives in Reconstruction legislatures were clear that more was needed; they demanded equal access to education, voting rights and equal protection under the law. It’s not enough to disavow the Klan: Racists and Republicans have years of experience disavowing Klan, but supporting racist politics 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z It called for voting rights, property rights and equal rights with men in such things as divorce, at a time when men would almost automatically win custody of the children. Suffragette City: A timely visit to Seneca Falls, N.Y., birthplace of the 19th amendment 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Bassing passed the letter to the Hollywood Reporter, who quote it as stating that he may qualify for emeritus status, which appears to involve the removal of voting rights. Academy member, 91, threatens to sue if Oscar voting privileges withdrawn 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z “Is there any concern that this trip that was intended to advocate for voting rights is now a superspreader event in Washington?” Peter Doocy and Jen Psaki’s daily clashes have become a White House briefing room ritual 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z This is harder than it looks; as Anderson explains, it’s often through legislative minutiae that voting rights are curtailed. Whose Votes Really Count? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The other evening, I put it on the table with a buttery green salad, while my high schooler talked about what she'd learned in school that day about voting rights. A revolutionary, crunchy bean pie for a small planet 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z In July, the group announced a partnership with LeBron James’s More Than a Vote, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting Black voting rights, and James pledged $100,000 to the program. In 2018, Florida enfranchised former felons. They’re still fighting for the right to vote. 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z So Mr. Glass and Mr. Hampton significantly revised the opera and made voting rights a central theme. Revisiting the Opera ‘Appomattox,’ in the Course of Human Events 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z When Grant stepped up the enforcement of voting rights, whites in Eufaula, Barbour County’s largest town, massacred Black citizens and engaged in furious efforts to manipulate or overturn elections. When Freedom Meant the Freedom to Oppress Others 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The opera now opens with Frederick Douglass visiting the White House in 1865 and telling Abraham Lincoln he would like to see “voting rights for all free men of color.” Revisiting the Opera ‘Appomattox,’ in the Course of Human Events 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Political participation meant restrictions on voting rights both as women and as people of colour. A must-read list: The enduring contributions of African American women writers 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Thus, nobody would ever acquire voting rights and subvert Disney’s programme. Tomorrowland: how Walt Disney’s strange utopia shaped the world of tomorrow 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z They spoke with Salon via email about their recent article "How the Black-Jewish alliance changed America — and today's struggle for voting rights" and about the current time America seems to be in. "Blacks and Jews" authors: "Whoopi is not the enemy" but "it may be too late" for America anyway 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Here was a story, after all, of a revolutionary charting a path for an underdog nation—one that now holds Puerto Rico as a territory, without voting rights. What “Hamilton” in San Juan Means to Puerto Rico 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z But blacks in the 1940s were still second-class citizens at best, deprived of the water fountains, bus seats, voting rights and entertainment opportunities taken for granted by whites. A Great Lady Makes Her Exit: Lena Horne Dies at 92 2010-05-10T19:10:00Z The power in Anderson’s narrative comes from her ability to knit together differing strands of discriminatory policy — in education, housing, voting rights — and illuminate how deeply intertwined they are, how cumulative their effects. Finalists for the NBCC Criticism prize 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Schapiro also encountered the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and photographed him often, including on the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., with crowds swelling along the route. Steve Schapiro, Photojournalist Who Bore Witness, Dies at 87 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Common, a Grammy, Oscar and Emmy winner, was touched in particular by the cause through his work on the 2014 film “Selma,” the story of the 1965 voting rights marches in Alabama. A host of celebrities speak out on criminal justice reform 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “We believe voting rights are fundamental and it should be easier, not harder, for people who are legally allowed to vote to do so,” within a safe and secure voting system. Perspective | Words matter. So these journalists refuse to call GOP election meddling an ‘audit.’ 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z In research and stories on voting rights issues, housing issues, labor issues, and reproductive rights, Black and Brown folks are consistently shown to be impacted at disproportionate rates. White pols still don’t get it: What Hillary and Bernie still need to understand about #Blacklivesmatter 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z “The Kraken is more like calamari,” tweeted Marc E. Elias, a voting rights lawyer for the Democrats, as he marked a 50th post-election court defeat for Trump and his allies on Tuesday. A Kraken is loose in America 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z At age 80, Lewis continues to fight for voting rights and gun control, while battling pancreatic cancer. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Family Romance, LLC’ and Fireworks 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z "It's not a question of people voting right now." Sky leaders' debate spin room: the live abortion of democracy 2010-04-22T22:28:00Z But some issues — like mass incarceration, voting rights and police brutality — disturb many of us, and he needs to understand that. Mayor Pete has a problem: How can black voters trust he'll fight for them? 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Her family’s job is to foster “a general sense of racial harmony and progress,” welcoming with other whites new black and Mexican neighbors, attending town meetings, spreading the word about desegregation and voting rights. A Search for U.F.O.s Leads to Utopian Dreams in This Debut Novel 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z That’s where voting rights marchers were beaten in what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” “Selma” movie to film at Alabama Capitol on Friday 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z It means that you employ us before you incarcerate us — and restore voting rights post-incarceration. Monuments to Black lives have no value without justice and meaningful change 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z To many historians, the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday recalled a very specific history: the many white supremacist attacks on Black voting rights and legitimately elected governments during Reconstruction. ‘Sedition’: A Complicated History 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z He says he’s been trying to educate some of those friends on the need to address white supremacy and the importance of protecting voting rights. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Here’s the first glimpse at the much-anticipated Selma, which follows Martin Luther King Jr. as he leads the long, harrowing march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965 to campaign for equal voting rights. Watch the First Trailer for Martin Luther King Jr. Film Selma 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Wade, the destruction of voting rights protections, the resurgence of the Cold War, and the creeping assault on American democracy by the extreme right. "The Good Fight" differentiates between who has the luxury of tuning out our political troubles 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z “When you think about voting rights in the South, where they are requiring these new IDs but then taking the DMVs away in predominantly black communities — it’s still very much alive,” he said. Revisiting the Opera ‘Appomattox,’ in the Course of Human Events 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Anderson is a stinging polemicist; her book rolls through a condensed history of voting rights and disenfranchisement, without getting bogged down in legislative minutiae. Whose Votes Really Count? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z An entire set of policies – from voting rights to universal health care – should emerge out of the patriotic instinct. How Bruce Springsteen – and the left – can reclaim and cultivate a vocabulary of patriotism 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z “What is happening to voting rights is fundamental to how we function as a country,” says Robert Greenwald, an independent filmmaker who is trying to fill the gap with a video that explores the problem. Perspective | Voter suppression is a crucial story in America, but broadcast news mostly shrugs 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z He is relieved that the American people denied President Donald Trump a second term, but animated by what he views as an assault on voting rights happening at the state level. Obama at 60: Feet on the dance floor, eyes on the future 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z The politician, romance novelist, voting rights activist and yes, Trekkie, makes an unexpected cameo in the season 4 finale of "Star Trek: Discovery." now streaming on Paramount+. Stacey Abrams boldly goes to “Star Trek: Discovery” for a presidential cameo 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The story which needed telling was the Selma voting rights campaign, in which he was central. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The road to Selma from Montgomery is the US-80, the route travelled by those marching for voting rights in 1965. Martin Luther King anniversary: the US Civil Rights Trail 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z The filibuster that Republicans used in June to kill the For the People Act — the Democrats’ voting rights bill that would have rolled back voter-suppression measures recently passed in many states — wasn’t nearly that dramatic. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Doocy is referring to a visit to Washington by a group of Democratic state lawmakers from Texas who were avoiding Republican-backed efforts to vote on a bill that would restrict voting rights in the state. Peter Doocy and Jen Psaki’s daily clashes have become a White House briefing room ritual 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The film is about Dr. King and the voting rights protests of 1965 in Selma. Oprah Winfrey And Other 'Selma' Stars Will March in Alabama on MLK Day 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z When I did my research, I didn't know Asian Americans didn't have voting rights until 1952. From a gun-toting firebrand to a Southern professor, "First Vote" examines Asian American voters 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Life had always been dangerous for her family because of her parents’ work on behalf of equal pay for black teachers, voting rights and anti-lynching efforts. The artifacts and stories that brought the African American museum to life 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z According to Oliver, the more you look into the reasons that the U.S. territories don’t have voting rights, the harder it is to understand why these dated laws have not been changed. Watch John Oliver Cast His Ballot for Voting Rights for U.S. Territories 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z CEO Madeline McIntosh said they were pleased to be working together to provide credible and authoritative information about the U.S. election and voting rights. Penguin Random House, PEN America team up to Book the Vote 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Dems may have lost the Florida Senate and governor races, but that state's voters repealed a remnant of the Jim Crow era that denied voting rights to felons. TV news learned nothing from 2016: Sports-style election coverage remains terrible and short-sighted 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Half a century ago, on March 7, 1965, state troopers knocked down, gassed, and beat a number of men and women who were participating in a peaceful march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. The Unlikely Story of “A Change Is Gonna Come” 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z A stronger version would have finally affirmed voting rights and prohibited restrictions like poll taxes or literacy tests. Why the Right to Vote Is Not a Right 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Dallas and Miami, drawing experts in to talk about theater, voting rights, women and leadership, football and ethics and children and immigration, respectively, over the next several months. “It was so frustrating not to have an outlet”: Post-”Tell Me More,” Michel Martin talks Ferguson 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z He grew angry at one point when he believed reporters weren’t accurately quoting his fiery speech on voting rights, and mused at length about how he is covered on cable news. Biden’s news conference takes abrupt, lengthy turn 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z While the first act of the new, expanded “Appomattox” is still set in the 19th century, the second is now devoted to civil and voting rights. Revisiting the Opera ‘Appomattox,’ in the Course of Human Events 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The abolitionist former slave encouraged the convention to include voting rights in its declaration, even though several of the convention’s organizers felt that asking for voting rights might be too outrageous. Suffragette City: A timely visit to Seneca Falls, N.Y., birthplace of the 19th amendment 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The problem is with turning Johnson into someone who was against voting rights and against the Selma campaign. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z "They already eroded our voting rights a little bit, so I see fascism down the line here. I don't know." “The View” slams SCOTUS draft opinion, says Roe v. Wade is not a religious issue but a human one 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Holder of 2013, which eviscerated federal oversight of voting rights in the Deep South. The Black Sergeant and the White Judge Who Changed Civil Rights History 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Some historians had said the film misrepresented President Lyndon Johnson's stand on voting rights, but critics were quick to point out that "Selma" was only the latest historical picture to draw scrutiny over its accuracy. Diversity out of the picture in Oscars race 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z This slim but persuasive volume catalogues the centuries-long efforts to derail African American progress, from post-Reconstruction racial terror to contemporary legislative actions that have disproportionately criminalized blacks and suppressed their voting rights. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Now heading the voting rights organization Fair Fight, she is a former Georgia state legislator and author of “Lead From the Outside.” Stacey Abrams book on voting rights to be published in June 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Congress imposed military rule throughout the South to create new civilian governments that protected black voting rights and ratified the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing citizenship to anyone born in the United States. The political battle after the Civil War 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Museum organizers aim to bring fresh awareness to efforts made against racial segregation and restricted voting rights for African Americans by showing their connections to the contemporary human rights movement. New Atlanta museum links human rights struggles of past and present 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z The young-adult slate, from 1 to 6 p.m., will feature programs like Raise Your Voice, in which four novelists discuss voting rights, the justice system and political activism. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The goal was to give freed Black people property, which would then allow them voting rights. Autumn in the Adirondacks is a mountain do 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Oliver reminds viewers that over 4 million people — some of whom are U.S. military veterans — are not granted voting rights. John Oliver reveals the stunningly racist history behind why some U.S. territories can’t vote 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z At the synod, participants vote on proposals for Pope Francis; this time, the Vatican invited a few dozen women, but they did not have voting rights. Lucetta Scaraffia Is Trying to Fight Catholic Patriarchy from the Inside 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Then in the 1960s, descendants of the same New Orleans community fought, once again, for voting rights and school integration, in ways that led the nation. Descendants Tell Stories of Free People of Color 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The movie is a tightly told narrative of the historic march for voting rights that included the vicious beating of 600 marchers by law enforcement officials on the bridge in Selma. Rep. John Lewis on ‘Selma’ and the memories it brings to life 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z And we can't take that for granted, which also means voting and fighting for our voting rights as well. "High Desert" star Patricia Arquette on fighting for equality: "We need to claw back some territory" 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Given the mess of 2020, and the protracted, cyclical, uphill fight for voting rights, how does one hold on to hope? 'We are entitled to being heard': Stacey Abrams on the fight to vote 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z It’s a tension, Dr. Mead said, that lives on in today’s battles over voting rights. On the Trail of America’s First Women to Vote 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The recurring theme is that every major advancement for voting rights in the United States has been met with a counterreaction that hollows out those rights. ‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ Review: Electoral Collage 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z In 1965 he suffered a fractured skull at the hands of the Alabama state police, who violently dispersed voting rights marchers at Selma in an event soon memorialized as Bloody Sunday. Jon Meacham on John Lewis, the Legend and the Man 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z They also said the family holding company Tethys would continue to manage the family's voting rights in L'Oreal. French judge gives L'Oreal heiress's daughter control 2011-10-17T18:50:28Z Anthony led the protest for women’s voting rights on Nov. 5, 1872, in Rochester, N.Y., when she voted in the presidential election and was arrested and convicted for voting illegally. Mattel launches Susan B. Anthony Barbie ahead of Election Day 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The current fight over voting rights is centered elsewhere — in states such as Georgia, where Black voter turnout helped defeat Trump and send Raphael G. Warnock to Washington as the state’s first Black senator. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z They will need that commitment to combat the organized opposition to expansive voting rights whose 50-year history is traced in this important and deeply distressing book. 'Give Us the Ballot' is a sobering look at the modern struggle for voting rights in America 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Like other recent scholars and writers, Bond agrees that successful campaigns for integration and voting rights were rooted in local leadership, activism and agendas. The Twists and Turns of Black History 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z There are also substantial tweaks to the discussion of Woodrow Wilson, including this: “Recent scrutiny has drawn attention to his regressive actions with regard to women’s voting rights and other civil liberties.” Perspective | The White House may be chaos, but our old presidents are looking dignified 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Even after voting rights are extended to all, we see clearly that they’re hardly secure. Review: An Opera of Suffrage Gets Lost in the Museum 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z In 1965, as he led a peaceful march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., he and others were severely beaten by Alabama state troopers in what became known as "Bloody Sunday." Obama lauds Medal of Freedom recipients 2011-02-16T05:16:04Z Manchin was an obstacle on several Democratic priorities, including voting rights legislations. Freshman blues: Inside the new House Democrats’ unsettling first year 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z When not alienating his colleagues, he built a record of backing populist — and often losing — causes such as in-state tuition for Native Americans, restoring voting rights for felons and increasing the state minimum wage. Scandals usually end political careers. Not Joe Morrissey’s. 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The news conference comes as Biden is attempting to salvage his voting rights initiative and economic agenda, both of which lack the votes to move forward in the evenly-split Senate. Biden to hold news conference next Wednesday 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The board also ratified other changes in response to the #OscarsSoWhite crisis aimed at increasing diversity, including limiting voting rights to those active in the movie business. Academy addresses Oscars race row with new appointments 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Black and Jewish relationships seemed to fail when their political nets extended beyond voting rights into debates on, for instance, affirmative action and Israel. "Blacks and Jews" authors: "Whoopi is not the enemy" but "it may be too late" for America anyway 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Black voting rights, which were guaranteed in the 15th Amendment, came under sustained attack for more than a century. The History Behind the Birthright Citizenship Battle 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The organization has filed dozens of lawsuits challenging Trump administration policies, from migrant family separation to voting rights. 40 of America’s Greatest Writers on Key Supreme Court Decisions 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Virgin Media shareholders are set to get about 36 percent of Liberty Global's outstanding shares and about 26 percent of the voting rights, the companies said. Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $16B 2013-02-06T11:31:09Z It’s also a time when local museums are celebrating a milestone in that history: the 19th Amendment, which 100 years ago granted voting rights to female citizens of the United States. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Black women led early movements for voting rights and have organized some of the most successful campaigns for civil rights. These Teen Girls Are Fighting for a More Just Future 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange will receive the Government Advocate award for his leadership in the redevelopment of downtown Montgomery and for preparing for the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march in 2015. Alabama tourism awards announced 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z It is true, historians say, that Johnson was hesitant to introduce a voting rights bill so soon after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in 'Selma’ Raises Hackles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Our shadow department of justice will continue the fight for civil rights and voting rights that the incoming administration threatens to suspend. Clinton’s inaugural address: What Hillary should say right before Donald Trump takes the stage 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z "They would like to overturn voting rights, they would like to overturn gay rights, they are in the process of overturning women's rights." "The View" slams Joe Manchin’s opposition to abortion bill, says "these fools" need to be voted out 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, Brad Grey, says the story will resonate with those involved in the voting rights struggle with King and with those who continue to fight against discrimination in voting. Principal photography begins on “Selma” movie 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Including questions about climate change and voting rights. Perspective | Five ways the debate could have — and should have — been much, much better 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The push for voting rights, like other facets of the long struggle against legal and institutional white supremacy in the South, was predicated on the assertion of African-American humanity. Review: In ‘Two Trains Runnin’,’ the Convergence of Idealism, Brutality and Artistic Genius 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Woodrow Wilson’s efforts to promote world peace are noted alongside his “regressive actions with regard to women’s voting rights and other civil liberties.” Presidents Gallery reopens with a look at both the good and bad of the men 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z We see pages from executive orders regarding Covid-19, Georgia’s recent voting rights bill, a Louisiana state literacy test and a court case about illegal voting. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z “Johnson was enthusiastic about voting rights and the president urged King to find a place like Selma and lead a major demonstration.” Questioning the Historical Accuracy of 'Selma' 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The pieces of work, featuring images from the 1960s by the late photographer Jim Marshall, represent social issues including prison reform, poverty, voting rights and gun culture. While Donald Trump danced, Shepard Fairey debuted his 'American Civics' 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z At a time of bitter partisanship and disturbing xenophobia, it was chilling to hear the commanding soprano Felicia Moore, as Anthony, in a powerful soliloquy pondering why men oppose efforts on behalf of voting rights. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Yes, women marched toward voting rights and other forms of equality, but they bicycled there, too. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z “Selma” is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s voting rights struggle that culminated with the march from Selma to Montgomery and enactment of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Principal photography begins on “Selma” movie 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The historical drama chronicling the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s campaign in 1965 to secure voting rights for blacks, will go wide on Friday. Box office: 'Hobbit' still No. 1, but 'Woman in Black 2' close behind 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Two years after Obama’s election, Alexander put the entire criminal justice system on trial, exposing racial discrimination from lawmaking to policing to the denial of voting rights to ex-prisoners. A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z “Black women,” Jones writes, “were the new keepers of voting rights in the United States.” ‘Vanguard’ Spotlights the Black Women Who Fought for the Vote 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z One might come up with things that are in fact “more Orwellian” — including the bland euphemism “voter integrity,” which typically serves the cause of disenfranchisement and not voting rights. How ‘Orwellian’ Became an All-Purpose Insult 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z A demonstration for voting rights in Mississippi was a turning point, and the movie covers his work and relationships with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the N.A.A.C.P. leader Medgar Evers. ‘The One and Only Dick Gregory’ Review: A Peek at a Comic Legend 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z That “colorblind” doctrine has driven many of the right’s favored legal causes in recent years, most prominently its efforts to roll back voting rights protections and affirmative action in elite college admissions. The Power of the Supreme Court Inside America’s Schools 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z In Congress, they're leading the charge to dismantle voting rights and hamper progress on infrastructure improvements. Between "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Succession," TV presents the fall (and rise) of old white guys 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Legend added a poignant note about the erosion of voting rights and the staggering number of African-Americans in the prison system. Grading the Oscar Speeches: Patricia Arquette Gets an A+ 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Navy and Air Force bases, and a staggering high number of Guam citizens are veterans of the U.S. military, but they still have no voting rights. Watch John Oliver Cast His Ballot for Voting Rights for U.S. Territories 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z These exhibits dig deeper into the issue of women’s voting rights. Who helped women get the vote? Meet three important suffragists. 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z The British actor plays Martin Luther King in the film about the 1965 campaign in Selma, Alabama, for equal voting rights for African-Americans. Oyelowo disappointed by Bafta snub 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z What if she had lived long enough — just a few more months — to be replaced by a justice aligned with her expansive interpretation of human rights, voting rights and social justice issues? A Filmmaker Reflects on Justice and the Woman Who Stood for It 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s multi-front battle that, in this riveting account, encompasses conflicts over immigration, abortion and voting rights. New this week: Beyoncé, Alanis Morissette and Emmy noms 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z The protesters were intending to demonstrate about the need for African American voting rights, but were attacked by Alabama state troopers in what became known as the "Bloody Sunday" confrontation. Civil rights hero John Lewis writes graphic autobiography 2013-06-28T11:59:08Z When director Ava DuVernay was shooting the Martin Luther King Jr. movie "Selma," she was nervous how the story of a 50-year-old battle for black voting rights would feel relevant for 21st century Americans. U.S. racial justice quest comes full circle in film 'Selma' 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Through the eyes of Sheyann, the movie focuses on the efforts of younger people involved in the nonviolent demonstrations for voting rights. A prior journey across the bridge in 'Selma, Lord, Selma' 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z “I asked the bartender for an Old Fashioned, so he took away my voting rights,” she says, pivoting to the next joke. 5 Stand-Up Specials to Stream This Week 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Watts, who spoke at the June march, says that he considers Manchin a friend but that the senator’s unwillingness to break with the Republican line on voting rights has been disappointing. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z “The real story wasn’t about a president who didn’t want voting rights,” he said. Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in 'Selma’ Raises Hackles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Government leaders restrict voting rights when elections don’t go their way. Two Novelists, Avi and Brian Farrey, Use Fiction to Show Kids Why Facts Matter 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z McKenzie, who’s now 30, went on to become the statewide leadership coordinator of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, the group that led the fight to restore voting rights to former felons in the state. In 2018, Florida enfranchised former felons. They’re still fighting for the right to vote. 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Besides founding the Red Cross, Barton treated battlefield casualties during the Civil War, championed public education and was an early advocate of voting rights for women and African Americans. Elizabeth Brown Pryor, biographer of Robert E. Lee and Clara Barton, dies 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z While terror intimidated both black and white progressives, it took the denial of African-American voting rights and regressive legislative action to usher in the era of Jim Crow. It’s not enough to disavow the Klan: Racists and Republicans have years of experience disavowing Klan, but supporting racist politics 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z An estimated 250,000 people attended the gathering, designed to advocate for minority jobs and voting rights, and massive media coverage brought it to millions more nationwide. Music that declared an era 2013-08-23T16:38:51Z Her expansive and informative book also looks at rural poverty, voting rights and attempts to standardize the quilt-making process. A new book by Lemony Snicket and other best books for young readers this month 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The new “Appomattox,” even though its subject is history, can feel as timely as a Twitter feed, with its explorations of race, police violence, civil rights, and voting rights. Revisiting the Opera ‘Appomattox,’ in the Course of Human Events 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z One thing not going DuVernay's way is criticism that President Lyndon Johnson is misrepresented in the film as lukewarm to African-Americans' fight for voting rights. 'Selma' director makes history before awards are bestowed 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z In the end, Oakes observes, “Lincoln became the first president to publicly endorse voting rights for Black men.” Was the Constitution a Pro-Slavery Document? 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z To illustrate how Americans see their Constitution, Sagal talked with people confronting issues including affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage. NPR host Sagal hits the road in 'Constitution USA' 2013-05-07T19:26:09Z In one of the movie’s opening scenes, he tells King he wants to help with voting rights but feels the timing is wrong. Film fact-checking is here to stay. So let’s agree on some new rules. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z While Enola looks for her mother and tackles other mysteries in the process, England is on the cusp of change, with an expansion of voting rights being decided in the House of Lords. ‘Enola Holmes’ Review: She’s Beyond Elementary, and Not Your Dear 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Court of Appeals Building in New Orleans was the site of pivotal cases involving equal voting rights and school desegregation. 3 Courthouses Where Civil Rights Trials Were Heard Are Named Historic Landmarks 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z “When you look at the history of voting rights and voter suppression, you see it’s inherent in the DNA of our country.” 'We are entitled to being heard': Stacey Abrams on the fight to vote 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Answer a question on Native American voting rights or on the Cahuilla word for bighorn sheep correctly to take a step forward on one of four paths. Desert X Finds Roots in the Region 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z "Selma," a dramatization of the 1965 voting rights campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was nominated for four Globes overall. SXSW 2015: Ava DuVernay and RZA to deliver film keynotes 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z "Selma" drew criticism from some historians for what they said was a misleading portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson's role in the fight for voting rights for blacks. And the winner is...'American Sniper': Reuters/Ipsos Oscars poll 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z They wait for him to find enough Republicans to back a voting rights bill as state GOP officials clamp down on voting access, which he hasn’t. One year of ‘President Manchin’: For the Democratic agenda, all roads go through West Virginia 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z There are similar stories about climate policy, tax policy, health care and even voting rights and voter fraud. ‘Chicagonomics’ and ‘Economics Rules’ 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z He came to Washington a year ago expecting to pass bold legislation on public housing, green energy and voting rights. Freshman blues: Inside the new House Democrats’ unsettling first year 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z From “American Experience,” there was a four-hour history of women’s voting rights. PBS Is Still TV’s Best Path to Better Citizenship 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The metaphor went viral and foretold the current crisis over voting rights. A Filmmaker Reflects on Justice and the Woman Who Stood for It 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Duke runs down a list of the policy issues that would help extend white supremacy: voting rights, affirmative action, and more. BlacKkKlansman: the grim topicality of Spike Lee's 70s-set KKK film 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z According to a statement from the publisher provided by O’Rourke’s campaign, the book tells the story of voting rights battles in Texas. O’Rourke to release book on voting during Texas governor bid 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z I did know the one where they said voting rights would be restricted based on how frequently you worked, and I did have a reaction inside my stomach that went, ugh. Sally Field on What Hollywood Keeps Getting Wrong 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Its first wave involved women obtaining property and voting rights. A Liberal Uneasy in the World of #MeToo Feminism 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z I was interested in asking them about voting rights because it's controversial and it comes back every election season in North Carolina. From a gun-toting firebrand to a Southern professor, "First Vote" examines Asian American voters 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z American Experience’s “The Vote” will chronicle the story of the campaign by women for voting rights.under the 19th Amendment. PBS highlighting women with summer of programming 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z January 1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference is formed, with the aim of ending legalized segregation and securing voting rights for black people. Protests have long been a powerful way to bring about change 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z In addition to diminished voting rights and persistent police brutality, he cites the resurgence of armed vigilantism as an eruption of some very old forces “that refuse to die.” When Jim Crow Violence Came to a Small New York Village 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The Democratic party’s first piece of legislation is HR1: a bill that aims to curb the influence of money in politics and expand voting rights. ‘It was a rejection of Trump’s way of thinking’: Ilhan Omar on being elected to Congress 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z In 1962, he went to Mississippi to help Medgar Evers with voting rights. Showtime's "The One and Only Dick Gregory" pays tribute to the legend who left comedy for activism 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Efforts to restrict voting rights are likewise waking up the citizenry; Maine repealed a law that banned same-day voting and registration in November, and Ohio blocked a voter photo ID bill. The tyranny of pink 2012-05-30T11:45:00Z Suffragette, the highly anticipated drama about the fight for equal voting rights for British women in the first part of the last century, is to world premiere at the Telluride film festival this weekend. Suffragette and Steve Jobs start march towards Oscars at Telluride film festival 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Fifty years after passage of the Voting Rights Act, "Give Us the Ballot" makes a powerful case that voting rights are under assault in 21st century America. 'Give Us the Ballot' is a sobering look at the modern struggle for voting rights in America 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z I want to fight to ensure voting rights. ‘Proud Mary’ has a ‘Proud Mary’ Problem 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z “There’s been a huge interest in the centennial and voting rights,” said Deborah Hughes, president of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, N.Y. Where to Celebrate Women’s Rights This Year 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z It is no longer a reliable guarantor of voting rights. The Crucial Lessons of Democracy in “Selma” 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z In fact, under the new rules many veteran Academy members will retain voting rights.” Academy clarifies Oscar rule changes following diversity row 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Only in the past year has the limelight begun to shine on Robinson: Her role as a voting rights activist is central to the Oscar-nominated movie “Selma.” Fifty years later, spotlight shines on civil rights icon Amelia Boynton Robinson 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Council’s Twitter feed, turning it into an unexpectedly funny stream of Washington-themed jokes, trivia and D.C. voting rights advocacy. In the Twittersphere, the D.C. Council went from dry to wry thanks to this guy 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The voting rights activist, grassroots organizer and former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate has a deal for two political thrillers, Doubleday and Anchor Books announced Thursday. Stacey Abrams has deal for 2 more political thrillers 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Out of all her "Daily Show" colleagues, Bee and her team were the only satirists consistently covering issues related to reproductive rights, voting rights, structural discrimination and labor issues. Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The rollback of voting rights in early New Jersey is an extremely complicated story the museum explores in the current exhibition, “When Women Lost the Vote.” Uncovering Lost Black History, Stone by Stone 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z One was filed by Memphis-based voting rights group #UpTheVote901 and several voters, and another led by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. John Prine’s wife urges Tennessee to expand absentee voting 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z He issued orders enforcing black voting rights and with more blacks appearing on juries, desegregated the jury box. A South Carolina Judge Writes a Book About a Predecessor, an Unsung Giant of Civil Rights Law 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z “These are people who committed treason, traitors to this country, and we can’t get memorials to people who fought in Selma for voting rights,” Touré says, leaning on her cane. The battle for Alabama’s soul 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The 54-mile journey from Selma to the State Capitol in Montgomery drew international attention to black efforts to attain voting rights. Historical Society Exhibition to Commemorate Selma-to-Montgomery March 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Their days start at 7:30 a.m., when they’re given an itinerary, which might include Zoom meetings or piling into a bus to attend a voting rights rally. Texas Democrats are in their fifth week of exile, and grappling with the toll of an endless summer on the run 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z “I raised my hand and was like, ‘I don’t care for my voting rights. In 2018, Florida enfranchised former felons. They’re still fighting for the right to vote. 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z RELATED: "How the Black-Jewish alliance changed America — and today's struggle for voting rights" "Blacks and Jews" authors: "Whoopi is not the enemy" but "it may be too late" for America anyway 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z President Biden gave a speech in Atlanta where he called on the Senate to pass two voting rights bills, saying, “I am tired of being quiet.” On ‘S.N.L.,’ Biden Urges Covid-Weary Nation to Stop Seeing ‘Spider-Man’ 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z This engrossing narrative history of voting rights since 1965 focuses on the debate between two competing visions. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z We have skeletal national voting rights & a ghost of a chance at statehood. In the Twittersphere, the D.C. Council went from dry to wry thanks to this guy 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Then, last week, the academy declared that it was doubling its diversity push and ending guaranteed lifelong voting rights. The Oscars and Race: A Stir Over Rules to Change the Academy 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Brenda’s, with smoke from its all-wood indoor pit wafting skyward, has survived all of that: the active suppression of voting rights, the open hostility by some whites, the neighborhood disintegration. They fed the civil rights movement. Now are black-owned barbecue joints dying? 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s about voting rights, but it applies in all of these other ways. The Surprising Origins of #MeToo 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z In other words, if you’re an old-timer who hasn’t been active in the industry for decades, you’ll have to meet certain standards to maintain voting rights. Diversity Waits on a Green Light 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z From church bombings to Selma beatings, Powell’s art never blinks in conveying the costs of the fight for voting rights. Best graphic novels of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Films exploring racial injustice date to the early 20th century at least, and the work of the pioneering black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, who put issues like lynching and voting rights onscreen. Going Hyperlocal, Filmmakers Explore the Pain of Racism 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z From then on, nonviolence became the primary tactic for the movement in its push for voting rights, labor rights, and other causes. 11 courageous facts about the Freedom Riders 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Here is a look at the function of the law and why voting rights groups are suing: Missouri’s voter ID law is back in court. Here’s a look at what it does 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The voting right litigation is ongoing, but a federal judge last month declined to block several contested portions of the law while the legal challenges play out. Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Critics complained in 2021 that the voting rights changes in Georgia were too restrictive. Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The bylaws divide the company's share capital into six categories with different voting rights and powers, and were amended in September to create some without voting rights. Focus: Giorgio Armani fashions his own legacy with succession plan 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z They are about judges, voting rights, economic issues, institutions, personal liberties, and the future of democracy itself. Mike Johnson's "biblical” economics: Using Christian nationalism to "enhance plutocratic wealth" 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z He similarly issued an executive order on voting rights that aims to expand registration efforts. Joe Biden wants to complete his goals on civil rights, taxes, and social services if he’s reelected 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z On the other hand, he has been unable to push voting rights legislation or an assault weapons ban through Congress, and his ambitious plan to forgive student debt was roundly rejected by the Supreme Court. How Has Biden Done on His 2020 Campaign Promises? 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Fueled by their midterm wins, Michigan Democrats have this year passed a gun safety package, expanded voting rights, free meals for all students and increased protections for abortion rights and LGTBQ+ people. Michigan Democrats to lose full control of state government after representatives win mayoral races 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z She also has invoked national issues such as abortion and voting rights that can be protected at the local level. Voters in Pennsylvania to elect Philadelphia mayor, Allegheny County executive 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z James said in her July letter that Youngkin is “less likely to quickly restore the voting rights of anyone who used a firearm in the commission of a crime.” Youngkin and NAACP spar over felony voting rights ahead of decisive Virginia elections 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Recent interviews with Black voters, voting rights groups, candidates and researchers show that the voter fatigue felt by Wilburn has been widely shared in a state where nearly 40% of the overall population is Black. Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z While also campaigning on gun control, voting rights and environmental protections, Democrats have made their pledge to block Youngkin’s proposed 15-week ban a centerpiece of their case to voters. Gov. Youngkin aims for a GOP sweep in Virginia’s legislative elections. Democrats have other ideas 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z A Minnesota appeals court on Thursday stepped in to protect voting rights recently granted to felons under a new law, undoing a judge’s effort to strip two convicts of their right to vote. Minnesota appeals court protects felon voting rights after finding a lower court judge overstepped 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The U.S. is the bank’s largest shareholder, with 30% of voting rights. Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for more US-Latin America trade, in part to lessen Chinese influence 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The group noted that Youngkin has refused ”to publicly state how he uses this information to determine whether to restore a citizen’s voting rights.” Youngkin and NAACP spar over felony voting rights ahead of decisive Virginia elections 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Some voting rights groups and candidates said that provides an opening, not just for this year’s candidates, but also to start expanding their voter base. Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Justice Department lawyer who heads the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research, said national voting rights experts are watching Shasta closely. Shasta County ditched its Dominion voting machines. Now residents are braced for turmoil on Nov. 7 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The state’s admission on Friday that the problem was an order of magnitude larger than previously disclosed drew outcry from voting rights groups and the state’s Democratic Party. Virginia Erroneously Purged Nearly 3,400 From State’s Voter Rolls 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z While the Asian superpower holds less than 0.1% voting rights, it holds large economic stakes in some of the 48 member countries of the bank. Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for more US-Latin America trade, in part to lessen Chinese influence 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Italy's parliament is currently discussing new capital market legislation allowing listed groups to issue shares that give key investors up to 10 times voting rights, cementing their grip on companies. Ferrari has no current plans to move registered office from the Netherlands 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Among the remaining hurdles is another part of the state constitution that strips voting rights from people who have committed certain felonies, a provision that also dates to 1890. Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Finally, shortly before the convention began, party officials voted to grant Michigan and Florida delegates full voting rights in the interest of party unity. So Biden’s a no-show on the New Hampshire primary ballot. What happens next? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z They have long demanded a greater say in church governance, at the very least with voting rights at Vatican synods but also the right to preach at Mass and be ordained as priests and deacons. Pope’s big synod on church future produces first document, but differences remain over role of women 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Attorneys for the original plaintiffs in the voting rights case and the U.S. Deal that ensured Black representation on Louisiana’s highest court upheld by federal appeals panel 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The gathering of some 300 bishops from around the world also included for the first time nuns and 70 lay people, women among them, who have voting rights. Women Will Vote at a Vatican Meeting for the First Time 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Many other states in recent years have taken steps to reinstate voting rights for former felons. Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The gathering of some 300 bishops from around the world also included for the first time 70 lay people, women among them, who have voting rights. Women Will Vote at a Vatican Meeting for the First Time 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Innamorato, 37, also indicated that national issues — like voting rights and abortion access — remain potent among voters. Outcome of key local races in Pennsylvania could offer lessons for 2024 election 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z James said Youngkin is “less likely to quickly restore the voting rights of anyone who used a firearm in the commission of a crime.” Virginia NAACP sues Youngkin for records behind the denials of felons’ voting rights 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z He opposes same-sex marriage and securing the voting rights of Americans regardless of race. Jim Jordan: MAGA's version of Jesus 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z They said a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling in February affirmed the Legislature has the power to set voting rights. Minnesota leaders to fight court ruling that restoring voting rights for felons was unconstitutional 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Within hours of last week’s override, one lawsuit challenging same-day registration changes was filed by the Democratic National Committee and state Democratic Party, with another filed by voting rights groups and individuals. North Carolina’s new voting rules challenged again in court, and GOP lawmakers seek to get involved 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z This summer, a federal court threw out another law, also from 1890, that had permanently stripped voting rights from people convicted of a range of felonies. Black Voters Fuel Democratic Hopes in Deep-Red Mississippi 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z She also wrote that Youngkin will also “generally speaking, but not always” work to restore the voting rights of those who committed nonviolent crimes. Virginia NAACP sues Youngkin for records behind the denials of felons’ voting rights 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z When Jordan took grief for voting against a bill that would protect voting rights, especially of Black Americans, he sniped, "Only Americans should vote in American elections." Jim Jordan: MAGA's version of Jesus 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The law expanded voting rights to at least 55,000 Minnesotans. Minnesota leaders to fight court ruling that restoring voting rights for felons was unconstitutional 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z District Judge Jeffrey Brown, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, adds to victories voting rights groups have notched in the South this year over maps that Black voters say dilute their political power. Texas county where Juneteenth began ordered to redraw maps after Voting Rights Act challenge 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The march he helped lead tilled the ground for the passage of federal civil rights and voting rights legislation in the next few years. After years of erasure, Black queer leaders rise to prominence in Congress and activism 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z In March 2023, the court reheard two voting rights cases its predecessor had just decided. We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z In August, the appeals courtruled that the state Constitution did not limit voting rights to citizens. Noncitizen parents will again be able to vote in S.F. school board elections after group drops legal fight 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z "Robert fought so hard for voting rights, for human rights," Moore said of his ancestor, "and, in some ways, at least the aftershocks of those battles are still being fought." South Carolina Democrat's House bid runs through US Supreme Court 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Although countries with questionable rights records have been elected in the past, observers say that never in the council's 17-year history has a state so widely accused of egregious crimes like Russia gained voting rights. Russia seeks return to UN human rights body in challenge to West 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z DeSantis has said the people were not eligible to vote under a 2018 constitutional amendment that restores voting rights to some felons because they had been convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense. A man charged with voter fraud in Florida blames rivalry between Trump and DeSantis supporters 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The meeting brings together 365 "members" with voting rights, including for the first time 54 women, as well as about 100 other participants such as observers and delegates from other Christian Churches. Pope set for another row with conservatives at bishops' summit 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Since then, voting rights advocates have dropped their legal dispute against the congressional map - which is only good through 2024 - and a bipartisan vote has put in place a new set of Statehouse boundaries. Amendment aimed at reforming Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system edges toward 2024 ballot 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z They have long demanded a greater say in church governance, at the very least with voting rights at the synod but also the right to preach at Mass and be ordained as priests. Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope opens Vatican meeting on church’s future 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Those voters want action on climate change, LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights, voting rights and the right for all of us to be safe from people who write manifestos and fetishize guns. Calm down, everybody: An ugly election is coming — but younger voters will save us 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z After the 14th and 15th Amendments gave citizenship and voting rights to the formerly enslaved, multiracial democracies emerged in the South as Black and white Republicans came together to form electoral majorities. Opinion: Trump is running despite the 14th Amendment. He's not the first insurrectionist to do so 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z About 365 "members" with voting rights will attend, along with about 100 other participants such as observers and delegates from other Christian Churches. Pope Francis appeals against polarization ahead of big Church meeting 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z If the ruling had been allowed to stand, tens of thousands of people could have regained voting rights, possibly in time for the Nov. 7 general election for governor and other statewide offices. Mississippi court reverses prior ruling that granted people convicted of felonies the right to vote 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The shares are designed to avoid diluting common shareholders' stakes as they cannot be converted into common shares at a later date and do not confer voting rights. SoftBank Corp to raise $800 mln from bond-type shares in Japan first 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The shares will not have voting rights nor can they be converted into common shares, so the issuance would not affect current shareholders, SoftBank said in a statement in May. SoftBank Corp to raise $800 mln via bond-type class shares - filing 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Critics said the law was an effort by the majority-white Legislature to stomp on voting rights and to treat Jackson and Hinds County residents unfairly in a state where most judges are elected. Mississippi high court blocks appointment of some judges in majority-Black capital city and county 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, drew on the struggle for civil and voting rights as inspiration to push back harder against restrictive laws and to expand the ability to vote. Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Adding the new office to her portfolio means Harris is tasked with some of the highest-profile domestic issues — including voting rights and abortion, as well as the increase in migration to the U.S. VP Harris, a former prosecutor, will lead new White House office of gun violence prevention 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Adding the new office to her portfolio means Harris is tasked with some of the highest-profile domestic issues - including voting rights and abortion, as well as the increase in migration to the U.S. Biden taps Harris to lead new White House office of gun violence prevention 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Aside from representing equity and ownership, shares also give individuals and organizations voting rights for the purpose of electing company directors. Calculating Outstanding Shares and Stock Investing Opportunities 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z And when voters turn out to protect abortion rights in the states, Republican politicians retaliate by passing more laws to curtail voting rights. Trump hasn't "moderated" on abortion — he'll ban it first chance he gets 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z But they also supported voting rights for Black men, who, despite the 15th Amendment, still faced challenges. Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Activists and prominent voting rights groups have decried signature-matching as voter suppression. Atlanta to release copies of ‘Stop Cop City’ petitions, even as referendum is stuck in legal limbo 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z And since Dayton residents wouldn’t even be allowed to vote on the measure — it would only appear on the ballots of county residents who live outside the city — some voting rights clearly would be bypassed. A plot twist in the misguided efforts to shut down Dayton's library | Yakima Herald-Republic Editorial 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The voting rights advocates suing the state argue that the plans they have suggested so far are “on average more compact” than the plan the state is trying to preserve. A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Still, far too many Washingtonians’ voting rights are held hostage until a county elections worker makes contact with them to prove that it was the legal voter who signed the ballot under penalty of perjury. WA Legislature should give counties leeway to reduce ballot rejections | Editorial 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z In 1869, she spoke in front of the South Carolina House of Representatives about voting rights for everyone, and in 1871, she wrote an article for the suffrage group’s newspaper that read: Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Activists and prominent voting rights groups have decried the restriction as voter suppression. Warnock calls on Atlanta officials to be more transparent about ‘Stop Cop City’ referendum 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Karl’s order holds until a Wednesday hearing that will consider whether the measure would cause harm to public services and deprive Dayton city taxpayers of their voting rights. A plot twist in the misguided efforts to shut down Dayton's library | Yakima Herald-Republic Editorial 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z She said she is still hopeful the state’s high court will ultimately deliver the outcome wanted by voting rights groups. A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z At Hampton, Harris said there was too much at stake — abortion, voting rights, gun control — for students to miss their shot to shape the country’s future. Younger voters will be critical in 2024. Biden and Trump are taking different paths to reach them 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Romney whined that voting rights advocates accuse their opponents of having "racist inclinations." Enough with the Mitt Romney adulation! 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, the Democratic nominees for two statewide offices said Thursday. Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The “dispute among members” is focused on which schools possess voting rights and control of the Pac-12’s assets. Court documents reveal commissioner George Kliavkoff’s strategy in Pac-12 legal dispute 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z As commissioners were sworn in Wednesday and took their oaths to uphold the U.S. and state constitutions, ironic chuckles arose from some voting rights activists in the room. GOP legislative leaders’ co-chair flap has brought the Ohio Redistricting Commission to a standstill 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Mexican women did not win full voting rights until 1953, 33 years after the neighboring United States. In 'macho' Mexico, stage set for first female president 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z The Census Bureau earlier contemplated eliminating detailed tribal tables altogether, said James Tucker, a voting rights attorney for the Native American Rights Fund. Tribal nations face less accurate, more limited 2020 census data because of privacy methods 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z If the panel’s ruling stands, tens of thousands of Mississippi residents would regain voting rights after they finish serving their sentences. Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Wisconsin voters wanted her on the court to stand up for their reproductive and voting rights. Wisconsin's Republican Party is the most openly authoritarian in the country | Jamelle Bouie 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Soon after Implosion Friday across the Pac-12, Washington State president Kirk Schulz identified the most immediate task: Determining which schools had voting rights and control of the conference’s assets. WSU and Oregon State are still searching for clarity. The Pac-12 isn’t offering any. 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z State supreme court races have evolved into some of the most high-profile political contests during each election cycle, as they have become battlegrounds on abortion access, voting rights, redistricting and other hot-button issues. A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice under impeachment threat isn’t the only member to get party money 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z It said it plans to secure voting rights for that 5% interest held through financial instruments after receiving regulatory approvals. Spain scrutinising Saudi firm's stake in 'strategic' Telefonica 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Plaintiffs said that the authors of the Mississippi Constitution in 1890 stripped voting rights for crimes they thought Black people were more likely to commit, including forgery, larceny and bigamy. Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z This is why elections, voting rights, and independent voting oversight are being attacked nationally. Recovering from "Gonzo Governance" 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The bylaws indicate that any school providing a “notice of departure” relinquishes its voting rights. WSU and Oregon State are still searching for clarity. The Pac-12 isn’t offering any. 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z She says that protecting democracy and ensuring voting rights are her most important voting issues. Are US politicians too old? Voters weigh in 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Supreme Court overturned a Republican-drawn map in Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting the effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. DeSantis’ redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z As anyone with a decent understanding of the history of Jim Crow could tell you, efforts to undermine Black voting rights and violence towards Black people go hand-in-hand. DeSantis earned the Jacksonville boos: New documents show his team wants "opposing" views on slavery 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The nonviolent protest attracted as many as 250,000 people to the Lincoln Memorial and provided momentum for Congress to pass landmark civil rights and voting rights legislation in the years that followed. Biden and Harris will meet with King’s family on 60th anniversary of the March on Washington 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Does that mean they have retained voting rights? WSU and Oregon State are still searching for clarity. The Pac-12 isn’t offering any. 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z “The dreamers are fighting for voting rights. The schemers are changing voter regulations in states,” he said. Activists, lawmakers voice concern over direction of country during 60th anniversary of civil rights 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z In their lawsuit, the voting rights groups claimed the redrawn congressional map violated state and federal voting rights protections for Black voters. DeSantis’ redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The original march, which featured their father as a centerpiece, helped till the ground for passage of federal civil rights and voting rights legislation in the 1960s. Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Indeed, Congress and the White House have often been consistently at odds on modern civil rights and voting rights legislation. At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z They were not granted voting rights until the 1960s and track below national averages on most socio-economic measures. Australia to unveil Indigenous referendum voting date next week 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “There are Jews, Quakers, some predominantly white congregations that are pro-civil rights and pro-LGBT community — that care about immigrants and women’s rights and voting rights,” he said. From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z And nearly 60 years later, it has been used to protect the voting rights of residents of the 15th Legislative District in Central Washington. Order to redraw discriminatory WA district map is the right call | Editorial 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Coming out of the march on Saturday, Sharpton says he will lead a voting rights tour in the fall in states that are trying to erect barriers ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The civil rights and voting rights legislation, as well as the 1968 Fair Housing Act, all came in part from the energy and commitment from the march, she said. At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z In Georgia, voting rights advocates got a more mixed set of rulings Friday from U.S. Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z If the ruling stands, tens of thousands of people could regain voting rights, possibly in time for the Nov. 7 general election for governor and other statewide offices. Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons’ voting rights 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Berkshire does have a more affordable Class B share that offers a fraction of the voting rights of the A shares. Warren Buffett gives $27 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to an unnamed charity 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Which schools have voting rights and thus control the assets? Pac-12 finances: How much NCAA men’s basketball tournament cash is available for remaining schools? 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z In their lawsuit, the voting rights groups had claimed the redrawn congressional map violated state and federal voting rights protections for Black voters. Deal over Florida’s redistricting plan could lead to restoration of Black-dominant district 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z In 2020, Mexico criminalized political violence against women, which includes restricting voting rights, threats aimed at ending a campaign and distributing political propaganda with gender stereotypes. 'I have enough ovaries to apply the law.' As gender enters a presidential race, will it matter? 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The Aug. 4 ruling held that denying voting rights violated the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons’ voting rights 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The press often treats the struggle over abortion rights and the struggle over voting rights as two discrete issues, but in ways large and small, they're the same issue. In Ohio, Republicans lose on abortion again 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Issue 1 opponents have aired ads and mobilized a large coalition, including voting rights, labor, faith and community groups, as well as the state Democratic Party. Proposed constitutional change before Ohio voters could determine abortion rights in the state 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z She has struggled with difficult assignments on issues such as the roots of illegal migration and the narrow path to enduring voting rights protections. Kamala Harris Takes on a Forceful New Role in the 2024 Campaign 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Two of those states, Virginia and Kentucky, have blanket lifetime voting bans much like Mississippi’s, although governors in both states are restoring voting rights to many people via executive orders. Appeals Court Overturns Mississippi’s Lifetime Ban on Voting for Former Felons 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a federal appeals court panel ruled in a split decision Friday. Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The press often treats the struggle over abortion rights and the struggle over voting rights as two discrete issues, but in ways large and small, they're the same issue. In Ohio, Republicans lose on abortion again 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z A coalition of voting rights groups and a pair of law firms, including one backed by Democrats, asked the court this week to throw out Republican-drawn legislative maps, arguing they are an unconstitutional gerrymander. Major cases await as liberals exert control of Wisconsin Supreme Court 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z As a result, existing listed companies at present can only tap a so-called "loyalty share scheme" which at most doubles the voting rights of shares for investors who hold them for at least 24 months. Italian lawmakers seek 10 times voting rights for listed firms 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Legal experts said the ruling bolsters similar challenges in Georgia and Louisiana, where voting rights groups have argued that Republican-drawn maps marginalized Black voters. Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z If the ruling stands, thousands of people could regain voting rights, possibly in time for the Nov. 7 general election for governor and other statewide offices. Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The president signed legislation intended to streamline the process for certifying elections, but he has been unable to make progress on national protections for voting rights. Analysis: Trump’s indictment is a stress test of Biden’s focus on safeguarding democracy 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Harris was also the point person on the administration’s efforts to bolster voting rights, which failed to gain traction on Capitol Hill. It’s Kamala Harris vs. Ron DeSantis in the fight over Florida’s new teachings on slavery 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The government in April presented to parliament a bill that, among measures to encourage listings, allowed companies to issue shares with up to 10 voting rights attached. Italian lawmakers seek 10 times voting rights for listed firms 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Democrats are favored by Black voters who value abortion rights, voting rights and opposition to racism, says Terrance Woodbury, chief executive officer at HIT Strategies. Some Black men lose faith in Biden, Democrats in 2024 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Plaintiffs said that the Jim Crow-era authors of the Mississippi Constitution stripped voting rights for crimes they thought Black people were more likely to commit, including forgery, larceny and bigamy. Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Sanchez, who works for a voting rights nonprofit, said that even if the signature drive falls short, it will have made an important impact. Atlanta ‘Cop City’ activists say they’re confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z “This is a win for Mississippians with disabilities and a win for voting rights.” Mississippi can’t restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The state has for years permitted most people with completed felony sentences to restore their voting rights through an administrative process established in 2006 that is ostensibly automatic, but in practice almost unnavigable. Voting by Formerly Imprisoned in Tennessee, Already Hard, Gets Harder 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Citing GOP attacks on voting rights, Democrats in the U.S. Experts stunned after Alabama "blatantly disregards" SCOTUS order to fix racially gerrymandered map 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z To have their voting rights restored, people convicted of any of the crimes must get a pardon from the governor or persuade lawmakers to pass individual bills just for them with two-thirds approval. Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Tennessee previously had set up a process under a 2006 law for felons to petition for the restoration of their voting rights. Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Large majorities favor abortion rights, gun control, making the rich pay their fair share in taxes, and protecting voting rights. Column: The false centrism of political group No Labels 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z We know the job’s not finished, that racism still flourishes, that voting rights are under assault and that the U.S. Jesse Jackson kept Martin Luther King’s dream — and hope — alive | Leonard Greene 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Legal experts and voting rights advocates were shocked last month when two right-wing members of the high court joined the three liberal justices for a ruling in Allen v. Experts stunned after Alabama "blatantly disregards" SCOTUS order to fix racially gerrymandered map 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z A coalition of disparate groups supports reinstating voting rights to felons, including the libertarian Cato Institute, the American Probation and Parole Association, and the American Civil Liberties Union and the Mississippi branch of the NAACP. Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Election officials said he still had to go through the voting rights restoration process promulgated in 2006. Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z No Labels tries to both-sides the GOP’s allegiance to an extremist former president and its platform of eliminating abortion rights, constricting voting rights and advancing discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ individuals. Column: The false centrism of political group No Labels 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Some, though, remain angry that Biden did not deliver on other big promises, including slashing fossil fuel production, advancing a federal policing overhaul and expanding voting rights. Top progressives are backing Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The narrowing of the court’s ideological divide was evident in three highly watched cases this term involving voting rights, religious liberty and the independent legislature theory. Ideological divide narrows in Supreme Court decisions, compared to last year 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z All three lawsuits allege that the maps violate the federal voting rights act by weakening the growing electoral strength of Black voters. Judge refuses to toss discrimination lawsuits over Georgia voting districts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that despite having his full rights of citizenship restored, Falls still had to go through the process of restoring his voting rights. Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z She wrote that Youngkin will also “generally speaking, but not always” work to restore the voting rights of those who committed nonviolent crimes. Virginia NAACP demands to see governor’s criteria for restoring voting rights to felons 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Workers in Erie, Pennsylvania, are on strike, asking for familiar items like better pay, voting rights and health care benefits. Pennsylvania locomotive manufacturing workers are striking for greener jobs 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Youngkin will also “generally speaking, but not always” work to restore the voting rights of those who committed nonviolent crimes, James said in the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press. Virginia says governor weighs circumstances of crimes in deciding on restoring felons’ voting rights 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The judge withheld a ruling on the voting rights argument. Judge strikes down law allowing Tennessee Attorney General to argue certain death penalty cases 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z People who have already had their voting rights restored without a pardon or court order will remain eligible to vote, according to the state’s frequently asked questions document. Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z A separate lawsuit filed in April alleges that the discretionary process being used by Youngkin to decide which felons can have their voting rights restored is unconstitutional. Virginia NAACP demands to see governor’s criteria for restoring voting rights to felons 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Rivals including State Street and Vanguard have their own programs to devolve proxy voting rights. BlackRock to expand proxy voting choice to retail ETF investors 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Attacks on affirmative action, attacks on voting rights, and so forth, can all be seen as part of that unfortunate reality. Thank the Supreme Court for the next big campus battle: Legacy admissions 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court decision was cheered by voting rights groups who said it would give Black voters a greater voice in the Deep South state. Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Lawmakers in 2006 clearly intended to create a path for felons to restore their voting rights, Bowie argued, and the new rules are the “elections division usurping the power of the legislature.” Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Jackson has been a driving force in the modern civil rights movement, pushing for voting rights and education. The Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Jackson has helped guide the modern civil rights movement on a wide variety of issues, including voting rights and education. Jesse Jackson to step down as head of Rainbow PUSH Coalition 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Sellstrom oversees the organization's litigation and advocacy work in all areas including education, economic justice, employment, police accountability, immigrants' rights and voting rights. Thank the Supreme Court for the next big campus battle: Legacy admissions 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z At first, voting rights groups were vocal about other aspects of SB 202, such as restrictions on absentee ballots, paying less attention to the 98-page bill's handful of sentence-length tweaks that addressed voter challenges. Nearly 100K voter registrations challenged in Georgia — almost all by just 6 right-wing activists 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z “They’ve just effectively closed the door for those people to get their voting rights restored, even when they met these criteria that the legislature set out,” she said. Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The rule states that members of a club need to retain a majority of voting rights – at least 50% and one vote – which in theory prevents outside investors from taking over. Germany’s competition authority OKs 50-plus-1 rule limiting outside takeovers of soccer clubs 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z So does the systematic effort of GOP-led legislatures to pass laws undermining voting rights and giving hope to a loser that he doesn't have to actually win to regain power. Trump's revenge fantasies are real life 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z California, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington are among the states that have passed comprehensive voting rights laws in recent years. Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z In the run-up to the 2022 election, voting rights advocates warned that some challenges might create insurmountable barriers to people casting a ballot, such as by removing them from the rolls. Nearly 100K voter registrations challenged in Georgia — almost all by just 6 right-wing activists 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z When the court issued its 5-to-4 decision in the case, on voting rights in Alabama, she was on the winning side. In Her First Term, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Came to Play’ 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z When I first started reading about Guam, I imagined the solution was enfranchisement, voting rights, equal opportunity under the law, statehood: more so-called American ideals. The America That Americans Forget 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z He previously owned more than 50% of the voting rights at Ant, but in January it said he would give up control of the company as part of the revamp. Exclusive: China to end Ant Group's regulatory revamp with fine of at least $1.1 billion 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z In the meantime, voting rights advocates are being forced to quickly adapt to the changing environment. Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z "There is a clear imbalance of power between the individual bringing the challenges and the county and voters," said Esosa Osa, the deputy executive director of Fair Fight Action, a voting rights advocacy organization. Nearly 100K voter registrations challenged in Georgia — almost all by just 6 right-wing activists 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The most recent case was brought by Students for Fair Admissions, a group led by a white man, Edward Blum, who has filed dozens of lawsuits challenging affirmative action and voting rights laws. Affirmative action ruling shows how marginalized groups are co-opted 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Northern Marianas residents are now U.S. citizens without federal voting rights. The America That Americans Forget 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z A closely watched political fight is developing in North Carolina over voting rights and control of elections, as Democrats aim to recapture a presidential battleground and Republicans look to win back the governor’s office. As 2024 Voting Battles Heat Up, North Carolina G.O.P. Presses Forward 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z But voting rights supporters like Ashley Cheng — also in Austin — remain committed to reaching Asian voters, despite the threat of jail time. Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z "A lot of people have fought and died for voting rights," said Helm. Nearly 100K voter registrations challenged in Georgia — almost all by just 6 right-wing activists 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The decisions over the past week cap off a term that began in October in which the justices also considered big issues involving voting rights and religion. The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here’s what you need to know. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Legislators in recent years have restored voting rights for only a few people. Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Jim Crow-era Mississippi bans blocking some felons from voting 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z North Carolina has a particularly tortured past on voting rights. As 2024 Voting Battles Heat Up, North Carolina G.O.P. Presses Forward 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z They voted for the status quo on voting rights, elections and immigration enforcement. Supreme Court's conservatives are solidly in control, but not quite as predictable as last year 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z That’s because of a Tennessee law that requires people seeking to restore their voting rights to first prove they have paid all outstanding court costs, restitution and child support obligations. Tennessee court rules man who received clemency in Virginia still can’t register to vote 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z On voting rights, for example, the justices rejected a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here’s what you need to know. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Earlier decisions on voting rights, a Native American child welfare law and a Biden administration immigration policy also unexpectedly cut across ideological lines on the court. Supreme Court rejects GOP in North Carolina case that could have reshaped elections beyond the state 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z But none of that stopped the Republicans from hurling the "S" word at every program the Democrats supported, from voting rights to Medicare to affirmative action to tax policy, it was all socialism, socialism, socialism. Republicans reignite the red scare in service of Trump 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The chief justice took the lead in the voting rights and election cases, and Kavanaugh cast a key to join him. Supreme Court's conservatives are solidly in control, but not quite as predictable as last year 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z During oral arguments before the Tennessee Supreme Court last year, Falls’ attorney William Harbison argued that someone who has full rights of citizenship shouldn’t be subjected to having to get their voting rights restored. Tennessee court rules man who received clemency in Virginia still can’t register to vote 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Now, as findings from Accountable.US shown exclusively to Truthout reveal, the close relationship between Alito and Cooper could be a deciding factor in the future of voting rights in the U.S. Alito’s career was boosted by founder of law firm arguing in “Moore v. Harper” 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z "It's bad enough that Citizens United gives corporations free speech rights. Now Seaford wants to give voting rights to corporations." Delaware House tees up bill to allow corporations to vote 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Critics of the "independent state legislature" doctrine, including numerous legal scholars, Democrats and liberal voting rights advocates, have painted it as a threat to American democratic norms. US Supreme Court rejects bid to give lawmakers unchecked power over elections 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Liberal activists said a ruling for North Carolina’s Legislature could upend voting rights protections in states across the country. Supreme Court says state courts can review election law, rejects independent state legislator theory 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “Mr. Falls’ voting rights were fully restored; he should not be denied his constitutional right to vote,” she concluded. Tennessee court rules man who received clemency in Virginia still can’t register to vote 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z It is the second significant voting rights case decided by the Supreme Court this term. Louisiana electoral map: Supreme Court boosts black voters in gerrymandering case 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z All Ohio’s living ex-governors, both Democrats and Republicans, and five bipartisan former attorneys general oppose the constitutional change, along with a sweeping coalition of labor, faith, voting rights, civil rights and community groups. With abortion rights on the line, an August special election has Ohio election offices scrambling 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Meredith is a civil rights icon who has long resisted that label because he believes it sets issues such as voting rights and equal access to education apart from other human rights. Civil rights icon James Meredith turns 90, urges people to fight crime by obeying Ten Commandments 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The Labour Party is considering extending voting rights to some EU citizens living in the UK if the party wins the next general election. Brexit: City Hall unable to fly EU flag to mark vote anniversary 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z A separate lawsuit pending in federal court claims Tennessee’s process for restoring voting rights is unconstitutional and works to silence Black voters in particular. Tennessee court rules man who received clemency in Virginia still can’t register to vote 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The US Supreme Court has opened the door to the creation of a new majority-black district in the state of Louisiana in a closely watched voting rights case. Louisiana electoral map: Supreme Court boosts black voters in gerrymandering case 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z They were not granted full voting rights until the 1960s. 'The world is watching,' say architects of Australia's Indigenous referendum 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Democratic House Leader Don Scott said his party would push back against Republicans “attacking voting rights, banning books, attacking children in classrooms” and a governor who wants to enact corporate tax cuts. Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia’s primary election 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z “The run for the Senate for me is also about protecting our democracy, and that includes voting rights, and also for protecting our freedoms, like reproductive rights,” Ms. Blunt Rochester said in an interview. Delaware’s Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Most felons in Florida regain voting rights after completing their full sentence, including parole or probation, and paying all fines and fees. What Happens if a Presidential Candidate Is Convicted? 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “While he’s accomplished a lot, there have been areas where I think people feel like he hasn’t quite delivered what was promised on voting rights, immigration reform, police reform and some aspect of climate.” Why Robert Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 Bid Is a Headache for Biden 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z They were marginalised by British colonial rulers and not granted full voting rights until the 1960s. Australian Senate paves way for landmark referendum on Indigenous voice in constitution 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z A Washington Supreme Court ruling was hailed this week as a big win for voting rights across the country. WA high court upholds state Voting Rights Act. Now, a county must change its elections 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z She said her first priority would be to push for passage of voting rights legislation, and advocate for eliminating the legislative filibuster to make that possible. Delaware’s Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Gowan noted that when the Obama administration engineered a reform of IMF voting rights in 2010, “Congress took five years to ratify the deal - and Congress is even more divided and dysfunctional now.” U.N. steps up criticism of IMF, World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Gowan noted that when the Obama administration engineered a reform of IMF voting rights in 2010, “Congress took five years to ratify the deal — and Congress is even more divided and dysfunctional now.” UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z A voting rights lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday overcame fierce Republican opposition to secure U.S. Mexico City interior minister Batres tapped as next mayor 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z “We cannot agree. If Gimenez’s position were correct then every statute prohibiting racial discrimination or mandating equal voting rights would be subject to facial equal protection challenges triggering strict scrutiny. No authority supports that position.” WA high court upholds state Voting Rights Act. Now, a county must change its elections 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z A voting rights lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday overcame fierce Republican opposition to secure U.S. Archaeologists in Peru find 3,000 year-old mummy in Lima 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z A voting rights lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday overcame fierce Republican opposition to secure U.S. New Zealand slips into recession 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Nina Perales, MALDEF's vice president for litigation, said she's encouraged by the Alabama decision, which "affirmed the traditional test" for fair maps and "closed the door on fringe theories that undermine voting rights." Voting maps throughout the Deep South may be redrawn after surprise Supreme Court ruling 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z After a decade of weakening federal protection of voting rights, the Supreme Court on Thursday reaffirmed that the Voting Rights Act prevents racial discrimination in drawing election districts. Why the Supreme Court decision on voting rights is such a shock | Erwin Chemerinsky 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z With the Supreme Court's term coming to an end, a slew of opinions are being handed down, many of which concern hot-button issues like voting rights and labor protections. Ketanji Brown Jackson stands as the Supreme Court's lone liberal hope 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z In the six decades since Evers was murdered and the federal government enacted voting rights legislation, Black voter registration in Mississippi has increased dramatically. 60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z But he also wants to include voting rights, abortion and gender equity initiatives while pursuing a more domestic US-focused agenda. George Soros hands reins of $25bn empire to son Alex 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Soros plans to “double down on defending voting rights and personal freedom at home and supporting the cause of democracy abroad,” he told the Financial Times, via a spokesperson. Soros Hands Control of Open Society Foundations to His Son 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Milligan is most significant for what the court didn’t do: It did not further weaken the law of voting rights as many expected. Why the Supreme Court decision on voting rights is such a shock | Erwin Chemerinsky 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The Sunday question: Was the Supreme Court’s decision on Alabama’s election map a victory for voting rights? Summer Reading 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Texas state Rep. Victoria Neave Criado, a Democrat who chairs the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, said the case was a “major win for voting rights.” Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Still, voting rights advocates say times have not changed nearly enough to merit dismantling the act. Supreme Court Gives the Voting Rights Act a Tenuous New Lease on Life 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z They said it was a reminder to continue the fight for voting rights and civil rights — especially in the South. Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Could Resound Across the South 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s a relief that the decision does not change the law or further eviscerate protection for voting rights. Why the Supreme Court decision on voting rights is such a shock | Erwin Chemerinsky 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Other legal experts, government officials and leaders of voting rights advocacy groups issued statements praising the court for its Thursday decision and calling on Congress to pass more legislation to protect the rights of voters. Legal scholar: Redistricting ruling suggests SCOTUS “wrongly gave Republicans control of the House” 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z How the decision will affect similar lawsuits against political maps drawn in other states is unclear, although voting rights groups say the ruling provides firm guidance for lower courts to follow. Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z In a 5-4 ruling Thursday, the court upheld another of the law’s provisions intended to protect the voting rights of minorities. Voting activist killed during Freedom Summer in Mississippi believed country should be integrated 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Democratic President Joe Biden's administration and a number of voting rights groups who backed the plaintiffs had said that a ruling favoring Alabama would threaten certain electoral districts in other states - for the U.S. US Supreme Court backs Black voters in challenge to Alabama electoral map 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The state took the legal battle to the Supreme Court after voting rights advocates charged that Republican lawmakers packed Black-dominated areas into a single district to dilute their representation. Supreme Court rules Alabama’s one Black congressional district violates Voting Rights Act 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But that ruling assured the public that Section 2 of the law would remain in place to protect voting rights by allowing litigation after the fact. Supreme Court Rejects Voting Map That Diluted Black Voters’ Power 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The case had been closely watched for its potential to weaken the landmark voting rights law. Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Norman Hill moved from the protests over civil rights to the organization and political clout of the labor movement, where he helped build a groundswell for voting rights. Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Johnson said personal relationships and events in her father’s life influenced his thinking on civil rights and voting rights, as well as many of the social programs he helped establish. LBJ’s daughter Luci watched him sign voting rights bill, then cried when Supreme Court weakened it 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Hill said labor leaders were particularly interested in the voting rights struggle because they thought their own union movement would benefit from increased Black participation in the political process. Activist’s fight against segregation evolved into political action to push for voting rights 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z In North Carolina, voting rights groups are bracing for the return of the state’s strict voter ID law, which the new GOP majority on the state Supreme Court has revived. Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Several said the legislation, called the American Confidence in Elections Act, was an attempt to use the nation’s capital as a model for undermining voting rights and making access to the polls more difficult. House GOP seeks tighter voting rules in DC, which Democrats warn is model for national restrictions 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z After an outcry from Democrats and voting rights groups, Morris withdrew his name. County leaders in Georgia reject election board nominee who challenged voters’ eligibility 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z With the Supreme Court due to rule on another major pillar of the Voting Rights Act, Johnson said she wants to keep fighting to try to maintain her father’s legacy and protect voting rights. LBJ’s daughter Luci watched him sign voting rights bill, then cried when Supreme Court weakened it 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z “He told Dr. King, ‘I know you need voting rights. Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King’s side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The conservative majority court could further erode voting rights that are intended to protect racial minorities in an Alabama case in which the plaintiffs argue the state diluted the power of Black voters. Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z So far, agreements on deeper issues that Biden and Democrats promised to tackle, from police brutality to protecting voting rights to a battle over women's right to abortion remain out of reach with Republicans. Analysis: Can Biden's handshake to a gunfight strategy fix what ails the US? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z But voting rights groups have raised concerns about his use of Georgia law to challenge the eligibility of thousands of Fulton County voters, saying he challenged many legitimate voters. County leaders in Georgia reject election board nominee who challenged voters’ eligibility 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Such attention showed the way for Democrats as expanded voting rights finally allowed Black voters to flex political power. Carter and the Kings: A friendship and alliance — but after MLK’s assassination 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Young said voting rights have always been the vehicle for equality, and notes that progress has never happened in a straight line. Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King’s side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z It expands voting rights to at least 55,000 people in Minnesota, said Simon, the state’s chief election official. People with felony convictions can now vote in Minnesota; secretary of state celebrates 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z At the time, the appointment alarmed voting rights groups over Scott’s brief stint as a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team that challenged the 2020 election results. Texas governor appoints John Scott as interim attorney general after Paxton impeached 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The measures that passed were opposed by Democratic representatives and voting rights groups. With New Voting Bills, Texas Legislature Targets Elections in Democratic Stronghold 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z They oppose policies around policing, voting rights and education that are specifically designed to benefit disadvantaged communities and combat structural racism. Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z These may include limiting information sharing on sensitive and strategic technology or voting rights on specific matters. Italy probing China's possible growing influence on Pirelli -sources 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Twenty-two other states restore voting rights when people with felony convictions leave prison, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. People with felony convictions can now vote in Minnesota; secretary of state celebrates 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Virtually all of them were dealing with a confusing election system that had restored voting rights to some but not all ex-felons. Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis: Two peas in a (white nationalist) pod 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The advisory also cited concerns with a number of other laws recently passed in Florida regarding voting rights and concealed carry of guns. N.A.A.C.P. Issues Florida Travel Advisory, Joining Latino and L.G.B.T.Q. Groups 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z While it was not always a straightforward case of cause-and-effect, there is no doubt that women’s participation in the war effort did have a direct link to voting rights after the war. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It tried to eliminate the Catholic Church’s dominant role in society and politics and attempted other changes such as land redistribution and the institution of voting rights for women and more liberal divorce laws. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Citizenship conferred voting rights, the right to perform military service, the right to run for public office, and certain marriage and property rights, among others. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He has both championed bills reforming policing in the United States, and declined to support bills intended to protect voting rights. Factbox: Who is Tim Scott, Republican 2024 presidential candidate? 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Abudu said she was not involved in the creation of that list and that her work focused on racial justice and voting rights. Senate to vote on Biden appeals court pick after Manchin opposes 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Even as the feminist movement in Britain became focused on voting rights, feminists waged other battles as well. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Resenting U.S. interference in Hawaii’s government, she proposed a new constitution to restore voting rights to many Native Hawaiians while denying them to American and European residents. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Democrats and voting rights activists had raised alarms and urged the commissioners not to approve Morris’ appointment. New chair appointed to head elections board in Georgia’s Fulton County 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Beshear has remained mostly quiet during the primary, running a scaled-down digital ad campaign centered on his record of expanding voting rights and presiding over economic expansion in the state. Ally of Mitch McConnell Wins G.O.P. Primary for Kentucky Governor 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Democrats currently hold a 4-2 majority on the state’s highest court, which is playing a prominent role in settling disputes over voting rights, abortion rights and gun rights in the presidential battleground state. Races for 4 court seats, including 1 on Supreme Court, lead statewide Pennsylvania primary ballots 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Notably, because Gen Z is more racially diverse than any other generation in U.S. history, restricting the voting rights of people in this age range would disenfranchise millions of nonwhite voters. GOP candidate wants to restrict voting for Americans between 18 to 25 amid Republican struggles 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z By effectively implying that enslaved people were less than fully human and denying them voting rights, this clause enshrined racial prejudice in the Constitution’s foundations. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z They also said Morris hadn’t demonstrated a commitment to protecting voting rights and worried he would bend to the will of the two other Republican board members. New chair appointed to head elections board in Georgia’s Fulton County 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Speaking at a conference for Conservatives in London, he accused Labour of "gerrymandering" - fixing rules to gain electoral advantage - by potentially extending voting rights to some EU citizens if they enter government. Voter ID backfired on Tories, says Rees-Mogg 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Elections are under fire, voting rights are at risk, book banning is spreading, the Supreme Court is losing credibility and a new reckoning is underway on race relations. Opinion: Why it matters that Johnny doesn't know history 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Labour is considering extending voting rights to some EU citizens living in the UK if the party wins the next general election. Labour considers extending voting rights to EU citizens 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z In fact, France was the last of the major Western powers to extend voting rights to women, in 1944. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The law runs directly counter to a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to most Floridians with past felony convictions, and disproportionately disenfranchises Black Floridians. The battle against fascism in Florida 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden has been unable to deliver on goals like overhauling law enforcement, cracking down on police brutality, and bolstering voting rights. Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z More pushes for overall changes came during the Vietnam War, and, in 1970, Congress amended voting rights law, lowering the voting age in federal, state and local elections to 18. Ramaswamy proposes raising voting age to 25, unless people serve in military or pass a test 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z When Sir Keir was running to be Labour leader in 2020, he said the "government should give all three million EU nationals living in the UK full voting rights in future elections". Labour considers extending voting rights to EU citizens 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z |
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