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How Vote-By-Mail Became Another Partisan Fight
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in Ramos v. Louisiana
Washington, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, finding that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a unanimous verdict applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process...
In historic ruling, Supreme Court says state jury verdicts in serious criminal cases must be unanimous
"Racism infects virtually every stage of our criminal justice system, and non-unanimous jury verdict schemes opened the door for disproportionately high rates of convictions of African Americans, particularly in Louisiana," said Kristen Clarke, president and executive...
North Carolina Lawsuit Cites COVID-19 To Stop Touch-Screen Voting
Coronavirus hitting African-Americans disproportionately hard
Millions can’t register to vote without violating stay-at-home curbs
Coronavirus could cost Florida millions in federal funding, and maybe a seat in Congress, if U.S. Census suffers undercount
PANEL DISCUSSION: Voting and COVID-19: Existential Threats to a Safe And Fair Election in 2020
Washington, DC (April 16) - On Friday, April 17 at noon the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in partnership with The Raben Group will put on "Voting and COVID-19: Existential Threats to a Safe And Fair Election in 2020," a virtual panel that will examine...