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Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline Available to Help Voters
Election Protection Coalition Ready to Address Barriers to Voting and COVID-19-Related Challenges Washington, DC -- On Tuesday, March 17th, legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE...
Maryland General Assembly authorizes $580 million for state’s historically black colleges and universities
(Washington Post) The Maryland General Assembly has approved legislation providing $580 million over 10 years to the state’s four historically black colleges and universities, a major step toward ending a 13-year-old lawsuit over inequitable funding of the schools.
Intensifying coronavirus fears rattle voters and elections officials in advance of Tuesday primaries
Georgia Postpones Presidential Primary Election
National Civil Rights Group Responds Washington, DC (March 14, 2020)–Today Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a statement announcing the decision to postpone the March 24 presidential primary election. The election will now be conducted on May 19,...
Georgia becomes second state to delay presidential primary over coronavirus pandemic
National Urban League & Lawyers’ Committee Urge Census Bureau to Extend Deadlines In Response to Coronavirus
NEW YORK (March 13, 2020) – National Urban League and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law today called on the Trump Administration to extend the deadline to respond to the decennial Census, in light of the coronavirus crisis. “We are already in...
Press Briefings with Voting Rights Leaders to Discuss Barriers and Issues During March 17th Primary Election
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 17, at 11:30 am ET and 6:00 pm ET, national, state and local voting rights leaders will hold telephone press briefings to provide updates on the problems and challenges experienced by voters seeking to participate in the primary...
Florida Officials Must Undertake New Actions to Protect Voting Rights in Primary Election
Washington, DC (March 13, 2020) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Common Cause Florida and other organizations issued a letter requesting that, in light of the challenges posed by the recent outbreak of coronavirus, the State of Florida and...
Female renters take on predatory landlords
(Stateline) Douglas Waterbury owned or managed dozens of rental properties in and around Oswego, N.Y., and for decades he allegedly used that power to demand sexual favors from financially strapped tenants and applicants who were desperate for a place to live....
A year later, prosecutors are winning historic college admissions case, but fight isn’t over
Online misinformation during the primaries: a preview of what’s to come?
Elections officials scramble for options as coronavirus worries mount
Election Protection Works to Confront Voting Barriers During March 10th Primary Election
WASHINGTON, DC (March 10, 2020) - Voters in six states, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Washington, and Idaho, voted in their respective state’s primary elections. Election Protection, the nation’s largest and longest-running nonpartisan voter...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Calls for Action to Respond to Impact of Coronavirus on the 2020 Election Cycle
States Must Lift Barriers With All Deliberate Speed to Ensure Access WASHINGTON, DC (March 10, 2020) – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, concluded its work monitoring election activity across the country for the March 10th primary...