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USPS board set to lose quorum as deputy postmaster general resigns
Activists Vow to Protect USPS as States Expand Mail-In Voting
Access Denied? Coronavirus Complicates Voter Access
Tennessee Election Official Says Fear of Covid-19 Not a Reason for Absentee Ballot
Without a Campaign to Cover, Reporters Shift to Covering the Voting Process Itself
Georgia man Ahmaud Arbery, shot and killed — jogging while Black
Pandemic Prompts Questions About 2020 Presidential Election
Civil rights groups seek to block Judicial Watch lawsuit and avoid a purge of Pennsylvania voter rolls
Rights Groups Work to Stop ‘Unnecessary and Potentially Disenfranchising Purges’ of Voter Rolls in Pennsylvania
Voting Rights Advocates Intervene to Stop Illegitimate Purge of Eligible Pennsylvania Voters
Motion Filed in Judicial Watch Lawsuit by the ACLU and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Behalf of Common Cause Pennsylvania and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA (May 11, 2020) – Purging lawful voters from Pennsylvania’s...
Early Data Shows Black People Are Being Disproportionally Arrested for Social Distancing Violations
DEQ Report Shows N.C. Must Do More to Protect Communities Near Industrial Hog Operations
Devon Hall, Executive Director, Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help, said:
We appreciate what DEQ has done, but they could have done more. We know without a doubt that there are superior technologies to the lagoon-and-sprayfield system.
Judge rejects request for Spanish ballot applications in Gwinnett
Barr Accused of ‘Capturing Justice System’ for Benefit of Trump as DOJ Drops Case Against Michael Flynn
New Jersey Supreme Court Must Prevent Segregation from Charter School Growth, Law Groups Argue
“Charter schools can provide great options for families, but if left unchecked, they can lead to segregation.”