New Jersey restores voting rights to 80,000 on parole or probation
More than 80,000 New Jerseyans who are on parole or probation are having their voting rights restored thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday.
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Georgia removes more than 300,000 'inactive' voters from rolls
The Georgia Secretary of State this week removed hundreds of thousands of registered voters it classified as
Kentucky governor restores former felons' voting rights
Newly sworn-in Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear restored voting rights for over 140,000 former felons in the state through an executive order, his office announced Thursday.
The court that could decide the future of Trump's presidency
Presidents understand the power of this court, and President Donald Trump may come to understand that more than most.
Alabama's capital elects its first-ever black mayor
Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed won the mayoral run-off election, unofficial results show, and will become the first black mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, since the city was founded in 1819.
John Roberts killed census citizenship question
Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote against President Donald Trump's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, but only after changing his position behind the scenes, sources familiar with the private Supreme Court deliberations tell CNN.
WaPo: Stacey Abrams to start national 'voter protection' program
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams plans to announce a national program aimed at helping Democrats in key states improve their
On this day 55 years ago, America outlawed segregation
On this day in 1964, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law, preventing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
Felons in Florida sue state officials over payments required to regain voting rights
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed suit in Florida on Friday after the governor signed into law a measure that requires some released felons to pay certain outstanding financial obligations before their voting rights are restored.
DOJ: Census allegations a ‘baseless attack' on department's integrity
The Department of Justice on Monday night forcefully disputed an account by the American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause and others that the decision to add a citizenship question to the census was politically motivated.
