Voting Rights

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November 22, 2011
OPINION - Rick Scott's moves on the political front could place Florida at center stage, yet again, in the national…
October 7, 2011
A new study from the New York University Law School's Brennan Center shows that 5 million people could lose the…
July 25, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Benjamin Todd Jealous said legislation promoted by what he called racist elements in the tea party…
April 29, 2011
OPINION - The racially charged and xenophobic atmosphere in which many of these efforts are unfolding is undeniable...
April 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - "It's kind of ironic that this week we're celebrating emancipation when we're not emancipated," Mayor Vincent Gray…
December 10, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Jimmie Lee Jackson was taking part in a peaceful civil rights protest in his hometown of Marion,…
December 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The department has repeatedly denied that race played any role in its handling of the 2008 incident…
November 15, 2010
MARION, Ala. (AP) - The shooting death of Jimmie Lee Jackson inspired a Selma march that became known as 'Bloody…
November 10, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Some commentators have suggested that these partisan victories will have a direct impact on redistricting maps that…
October 18, 2010
Noncitizens who are caught voting or having made a false claim of citizenship for the purpose of registering to vote…
August 6, 2010
OPINION - For 45 years, the Voting Rights Act has occupied a central place in our democracy and we can…
June 14, 2010
From The LA Times - Should convicted felons have the right to vote? The NAACP and ACLU say yes, but…
May 17, 2010
From The Washington Post - RICHMOND - After complying with Virginia law, many felons find themselves in limbo awaiting restoration…
April 20, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia has waited more than two centuries to get a vote in Congress, and…
April 16, 2010
Obama urged lawmakers Friday to pass legislation, due to come up next week, giving the US capital's estimated 600,000 residents…
April 15, 2010
OPINION - Gov. McDonnell will require ex-felons seeking to vote to write an essay on the "reasons why you believe…
March 11, 2010
VIDEO - Take a ride down Broad Street in Selma, and history will greet you nearly every block...
March 7, 2010
SELMA, Alabama (AP) - Georgia Congressman John Lewis strolled to the middle of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday and…
March 7, 2010
OPINION - Selma, Alabama has long occupied a central place in the story of our nation's long struggle to extend…
November 18, 2009
FROM THE GUARDIAN> It is the Alabama town forever associated with the civil rights struggle after state troopers clubbed and