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Non-Partisan Election Protection 2020 Coalition Stands Ready to Protect Voters’ Rights
Toll-free hotlines, field monitors, and more available to assist voters Washington, D.C. – With the 2020 primary season in full swing and the general election just months away, Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition,...
Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline Protects Oklahoma Voters During the Super Tuesday Primary
Call 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline for Voter Assistance Oklahoma City, OK -- Election Protection is the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition which works year round to safeguard voting rights in Oklahoma and across the...
Trump, in India, Demands 2 Liberal Justices Recuse Themselves From His Cases
‘This Is Outrageous’: Legal Experts Condemn Trump for Demanding Sotomayor and Ginsburg Recusals
Communities Of Color Cannot Afford To Neglect The 2020 Census
Problems at the Polls? Election Protection 2020 Hotlines and Field Programs Stand Ready to Assist Voters
Media Teleconference this Tuesday, February 25 at 11 AM EST WHAT: Press Call to discuss the efforts of Election Protection 2020 to assist voters who have questions or encounter problems when voting. Election Protection is a year-round...
Reactions to President Trump’s State of the Union
By: Jake Foley-Keene, Intern for the Economic Justice Project “Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback. Tonight, I stand before you to share the incredible results.” On February 4th, President Donald Trump opened his 2020 State of the Union speech...
Expanded Muslim Ban Takes Effect, National Groups Respond to the Expansion of the Muslim Ban Targeting More Black Immigrants:
Washington, DC – On January 31, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation announcing an expansion of the Muslim Ban to include Nigeria, Tanzania, Eritrea, Sudan, Burma and Kyrgyzstan. As of today, new immigrant visas will no longer be issued to nationals...
Proposal would overhaul blocked Tennessee voter signup law
Toppled but Not Gone: U.N.C. Grapples Anew With the Fate of Silent Sam
Kristen Clake’s Testimony for the Hearing Protecting Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
In Victory for Students, Court Rescinds $2.5M Settlement over UNC’s Confederate Statue
Judge Voids UNC’s Controversial Settlement Over Confederate Statue ‘Silent Sam’
Court Rescinds 2.5 Million Dollar Settlement to Confederate Group Involving “Silent Sam” UNC Confederate Monument
Chapel Hill, NC – Today, a North Carolina state court reversed a settlement under which the UNC system would give a $2.5 million giveaway to the Sons of Confederate Veterans over the Silent Sam statue, which celebrated the legacy of the Confederacy. The settlement was...