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Do voter ID laws discourage voters? Yes
Does this sound familiar? Over the last few months I’ve found myself caught up in a serial argument about the election. The argument: Hillary lost because… I’m not going to repeat the list of reasons sane and informed people present … Continue reading
Posted in voting and voting rights
Tagged civil rights, voter ID laws, voter suppression, voting rights
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My holiday gift list. What’s yours?
In the November 14-27, 2016 New York magazine, Jonathan Chait offered a powerful cry to action, “Citizens, United,” in which he wrote: American small-D democrats need to treat the election of Trump’s party in a way not unlike how we … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged ACLU, Brennan Center for Justice, civil rights, League of Women Voters, Mother Jones, Planned Parenthood, ProPublica
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“Justice Dept. Presses Civil Rights Agenda in Local Courts”
The government has waded into cases involving legal aid, transgender students, juvenile prisoners and people who take videos of police officers. Source: Justice Dept. Presses Civil Rights Agenda in Local Courts A major, major story from the New York Times … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged civil rights, civil rights lawsuits, Department of Justice, Law and government agencies, law and the courts, role of judges
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