Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is once again leading the charge to curtail a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA), a campaign he began over three decades ago. With a now-conservative-leaning Supreme Court, his long-held views may be closer than ever to becoming binding precedent. At the center of the current battle…
In a significant decision that is sure to impact upcoming elections, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Thursday, July 11, 2024, affirmed the majority of a lower court ruling allowing absentee ballots with address discrepancies to be counted. This judgment is anticipated to significantly reduce the number of rejected ballots in the state. The case…
A federal panel of three judges has mandated that the Mississippi Legislature establish additional Black-majority House and Senate districts following a lawsuit alleging the dilution of Black voting power. The ruling, delivered on July 2, sided with the Mississippi Conference of the NAACP and Black voters, who contended that the 2022 district maps were designed…