From April 16 through 18, thousands of Americans will gather in Washington, D.C., to urge Congress to pass necessary voting rights and campaign finance reforms, as well as to hold hearings and a vote on President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.

While the momentum on criminal justice reform has waned in Congress in recent weeks, the White House has recently taken steps in the broader effort to reduce mass incarceration. Last week, President Obama announced new grants of commutation to 61 people

As I have discussed in previous blog posts, 2016 marks the first presidential election year since the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the 2013 case, Shelby County v. Holder.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor given by that body, to the nearly 8,000 “foot soldiers” who participated in the march from Selma to Montgomery to promote voting rights in 1965. Reverend Frederick

The Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses earlier this month marked the official start of the 2016 election cycle.

On Tuesday, February 9, the Maryland State Legislature voted to overturn Governor Larry Hogan’s veto and restore voting rights to the 400,000 people in the state currently on parole or probation.

Two weeks ago, a U.S. District Court in North Carolina heard oral arguments in what may be one of the most significant voting rights cases following the Shelby County decision from 2013.

Early in December, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could potentially upend how states determine equal representation under the law.

The case, Evenwel v. Abott, is focused on the redistricting process in Texas.

The Jewish tradition is replete with stories of successful resistance to hate.