by Press | Oct 28, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, signed by President Barack Obama 11 years ago this month, was a milestone hate crime law which increased the jurisdiction of the FBI and Department of Justice to investigate...
by Press | Oct 28, 2020 | Press Releases
(NEW YORK) – Two U.S. citizens who made robocalls to purposefully disenfranchise Black voters are now prohibited from sending any more robocalls, text messages, or similar forms of mass communication before the Election Day, and must notify all recipients of the first...
by Press | Oct 27, 2020 | Press Releases
(Charleston, S.C.) – South Carolina election officials must count absentee ballots that election officials had been planning on rejecting due to an alleged mismatched signature, ensuring voters will not be disenfranchised for this reason in the upcoming November...
by Press | Oct 26, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The United States Senate voted 52-47 to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court tonight. Barrett is the first justice to be confirmed while a presidential election was underway. The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke,...
by Press | Oct 26, 2020 | Press Releases
(New York) – Defendants in a voter intimidation lawsuit admitted to creating and sending robocalls to 85,000 people that inspired fear about voting by mail during a hearing this morning, but attempted to argue their actions were not illegal. When asked by the judge...
by Press | Oct 22, 2020 | Press Releases
(NEW YORK) – Two U.S. citizens who made robocalls to purposefully disenfranchise Black voters must be immediately barred from making more robocalls prior to the election, a request for a temporary restraining order motion filed today argues. The two citizens...
