WATCH: Voting Rights are On the Line in Texas Posted on October 27, 2021 (October 27, 2021) Election Protection Last month, Texas enacted one of the country’s most restrictive voting laws in the modern era. With measures targeting many of the voting methods used during the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers largely suppressed votes from Texans of color and other marginalized communities. This law is an assault on democracy in Texas. That’s why we filed aRead More
Voting Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws Posted on August 17, 2021 Election Protection Citing the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a coalition of voting rights groups seeks federal court intervention to protect the right to vote in Arizona PHOENIX, AZ (August 17, 2021) – Mi Familia Vota, Arizona Coalition for Change, Living United for Change in ArizonaRead More
Fifth Circuit Court Ruling In The Case Challenging Unsafe And Unequal Election Practices In Texas During A Pandemic Featured in Law 360 Posted on October 22, 2020 Election Protection Following the ruling, plaintiffs file new motion for preliminary injunction for relief under the Voter Rights Act to require the statewide mask mandate in Texas be applied at polling locations. Law 360 recently covered the Fifth Circuit Court’s ruling in Mi Familia Vota v. Abbott — the case challenging unsafe and unequal election practices inRead More
Jamie Raskin, John Nichols & John Bonifaz Discuss the Wealth Primary & Money in Politics Posted on July 29, 2016 (July 29, 2016) John Nichols of The Nation discusses the wealth primary with Free Speech For People Cofounder John Bonifaz and Jamie Raskin, Maryland State Senator and Professor of Law at American University’s Washington College of Law. Read More
Civil Rights Advocates Challenge How Texas Picks Its High-Court Judges Posted on July 27, 2016 (November 29, 2018) An important new lawsuit involving Texas judicial elections adds a critical perspective on how expensive judicial elections harm people of color. Read More
The Nation: “The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election” Posted on April 19, 2016 (April 19, 2016) 1,400 activists have been arrested at Democracy Awakening and Democracy Spring, but few in the media have covered it. Read More