Voter suppression

Politics

Trump Sends Chilling Message to Immigrants Declaring English Official Language

Sunita Sohrabji - Mar 18, 2025

"The message being sent to immigrant communities is that we don't belong, and that we should have no expectation of getting assistance from the Government." - Marita Etcubanez, AAAJ/AAJC

Rights

Republican Party Attempts to Strike 225,000 Voters from North Carolina Election Rolls

Sunita Sohrabji - Sep 6, 2024

A group of civil rights organizations announced Sept. 5 they are challenging a lawsuit by the Republican Party, which seeks to deem 225,000 registered...

Politics

Voting Rights Are Under Assault in the South

Sunita Sohrabji - Aug 8, 2024

Southern states have enacted legislation to significantly suppress the votes of Black and Brown voters, states a new report.

Rights

Will the Threat of Gun Violence at the Polls Deter Voting?

Sunita Sohrabji - Sep 21, 2023

Voting and elections have become the targets of threats and intimidation as the nation faces a proliferation of guns.

News Exchange

Supreme Court Rulings Won’t Reverse Racist Voting Laws in South

Mark Hedin - Jun 29, 2023

Voter participation by people of color remains under threat, due to gerrymandering, arbitrary voting tests, new voter ID laws, and changing polling places.

Rights

In Southern States, New Voter Suppression Tactics Pose as Anti-Fraud ‘Integrity’ Measures

Mark Hedin - May 30, 2023

Voting rights experts from across the country met to discuss a new wave of voter suppression laws targeting voters across much of the U.S. South.

News Exchange

Will Abortion Be the Wedge Issue in the 2024 Elections?

Peter White - Apr 3, 2023

More than any other issue, abortion rights brought people out to vote in the 2022 election. Will abortion continue to be the driver for 2024?

Rights

The ‘Lie Lives On’: Jan. 6 Set Off Wave of Restrictive Voter Laws

Peter Schurmann - Jan 6, 2023

Two years after false claims of voter fraud fueled the Jan. 6 insurrection, those same lies are shaping restrictive voter laws in a slew of states.

Politics

Five Texas Candidates Who Are Taking Democracy By the Reins

Peter Schurmann - Oct 28, 2022

With democracy on the ballot this November, these five candidates say the solution is to lean in and "be part of the solution."

News Exchange

Study Shows Negative Impact of Texas’ New Voting Laws on Voters of Color

Mark Hedin - Oct 24, 2022

The just-released study from the Brennan Center for Justice finds SB 1 has already led to diminished voting for Asian-American, Black and Latino voters.