Commissioners on the Board of Elections in Guilford Country, NC proposed to cut by nearly half the number of early voting sites, including many inside Greensboro and one that primarily serves African- Americans; to completely eliminate Sunday voting, which is
Starting this summer, the Reform Movement will be taking action around the United States under the banner of Nitzavim: Standing Up for Voter Protection and Participation. This initiative, a part of our Movement’s racial justice campaign, will focus on ensuring
Earlier this month, voting rights advocates won two important, if partial, victories in court cases challenging the constitutionality of voter ID laws in Wisconsin and Texas.
In Wisconsin, a district judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the state
This is an excerpt from a sermon delivered on July 15, 2016. Read the full sermon here.
A few weeks ago, in Parashat Chukat, we find the Israelites in the desert doing what they do best — complaining. This time, they don't have water.
In 2013, voters in the District of Columbia were asked on their ballots if they support granting the District autonomy over how it spends locally-raised funds. By an overwhelming majority, they chose to approve that ballot referendum and endorse bringing
While much recent attention has rightly been focused on the concerning trend of new voter suppression measures around the country, there is another, more positive, development in voting that has so far received relatively little press. Over the past year, five
Saturday, June 25 commemorates the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case Shelby County v. Holder that struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).
April was a busy month in the struggle to protect voting rights, with several significant advancements and setbacks in guaranteeing equal and easy access to the ballot across the country.
In early April, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a new guidance suggesting that, in certain cases, refusing to rent or sell a house or apartment to an individual with a criminal history could violate the Fair Housing Act.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Texas. The case concerns two immigration-related programs announced by President Obama in 2014: Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and an expansion in the previously
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