by Julian Maxwell Hayter, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights…
by Asia Fields and Kengo Tsutsumi [This article first appeared in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to…
by Austin Sarat, Amherst College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Voters who want to cast their ballot on Election Day this November may be in…
By Morgan Marietta, UMass Lowell [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Following a dramatic year of controversial rulings, the Supreme Court begins hearing new cases on…
By Rebecca Gaunt Voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Cobb County school board redistricting map, alleging discrimination against communities of color, particularly Black and Hispanic voters, by…
By Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the upcoming midterm elections, states may use maps that a federal…
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 22, 2022 Members of a U.S. Senate panel and election administrators raised a bevy…
by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 12, 2022 When Georgia legislators pushed through a restrictive voting bill during the 2021…
by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, used with permission]February 9, 2022 Ballot drop boxes are so secure they’ve survived getting hit by an…
By Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that…