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In his recent testimony before Congress, Special Counsel Robert Mueller pointedly warned the nation about Russia’s ongoing attempts to meddle in our nation’s elections.
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July 30, 2019
President Donald Trump today tweeted that “we should immediately pass Voter ID.” The following statement is from Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center : “Just days after referring to a majority-...
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After completing her prison sentence and probation time, Rosemary McCoy had her voting rights restored and cast a ballot in the Jacksonville, Florida, runoff city council election earlier this year.
July 01, 2019
MEDIA BRIEFING: Tuesday July 2, 10:00 A.M. ET , Plaintiff Rosemary McCoy and Southern Poverty Law Center Deputy Legal Director of Voting Rights Nancy Abudu will be available for comments. Please call: 929-477-0448. JACKSONVILLE,...
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The Supreme Court decided today that federal courts have no role in regulating state legislatures’ gross abuses of power when drawing political lines.
June 27, 2019
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The following statement about the Supreme Court's decision in Rucho v. Common Cause is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center: "The Court’s decision not to rein in state...
May 14, 2019
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – To fight for a healthier democracy and fully realize the promise of the Civil Rights Movement, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced the formation of a new Voting Rights Practice Group. In the group’...
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Ever since state and local law enforcement officers attacked peaceful civil rights marchers with billy clubs and tear gas on “Bloody Sunday” in 1965, Alabama has been at the epicenter of the fight for voting rights.
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The U.S. Supreme Court this month will hear oral arguments in two cases that will test the court’s readiness to tackle the issue of partisan gerrymandering.
