Voting Rights

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May 31, 2012

Report: Justice Department orders Florida to stop purging voter rolls

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the state of Florida to halt its purge of suspected non-U.S. citizens from…
May 18, 2012

Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an…
March 22, 2012

Is Trayvon Martin this generation's Emmett Till?

OPINION - Trayvon Martin, not unlike Emmett Till, could potentially have a large impact on the nation's psyche...
March 9, 2012

Tyrese, MLK III, activists to join Sharpton voter rights march in Alabama

VIDEO - Rev. Al Sharpton will lead a march in Montgomery, Alabama Friday, in a bid to highlight what he…
March 7, 2012

Latinos join modern civil rights march in Selma

Rev. Al Sharpton is leading a symbolic march from Selma to Montgomery to bring attention to controversial voting laws and…
March 7, 2012

Case would let thousands of Calif. criminals vote

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The nonpartisan League of Women Voters and two prisoners' rights groups sued California elections officials on…
January 15, 2012

Black lieutenant governor: Florida Gov. Rick Scott 'epitomizes MLK'

OPINION - When Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll gives a compliment, expect the unexpected. In this case, the black second…
December 28, 2011

Voter ID battle will spread from South Carolina to several other key states

theGRIO REPORT - The Justice Department's decision last week to block a new South Carolina law requiring voters to present…
December 24, 2011

Rep. Charlie Rangel remembers Ofield Dukes

OPINION - Since the passing of my beloved friend and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) brother Ofield Dukes, I find myself…
December 23, 2011

Justice Department blocks SC voter ID law it says 'burdens non-white voters'

TheGrio REPORT -- The Justice Department on Friday moved to block South Carolina's voter ID law, saying it unfairly burdens…
November 22, 2011

Florida's Rick Scott may shape fate of 2012 election

OPINION - Rick Scott's moves on the political front could place Florida at center stage, yet again, in the national…
October 7, 2011

Jim Crow? 5 million people could lose vote in 2012 NYU study says

A new study from the New York University Law School's Brennan Center shows that 5 million people could lose the…
July 25, 2011

NAACP chief focuses on voting laws at convention

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Benjamin Todd Jealous said legislation promoted by what he called racist elements in the tea party…
April 29, 2011

'Show me your papers' politics could suppress black vote

OPINION - The racially charged and xenophobic atmosphere in which many of these efforts are unfolding is undeniable...
April 15, 2011

On Emancipation Day, DC citizens are still fighting for freedom

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

6 month sentence in Civil Rights-era murder causes uproar

theGRIO REPORT - Jimmie Lee Jackson was taking part in a peaceful civil rights protest in his hometown of Marion,…
December 6, 2010

Rights commission raps DOJ over Black Panther case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The department has repeatedly denied that race played any role in its handling of the 2008 incident…
November 15, 2010

Ala. ex-trooper pleads in civil rights-era slaying

MARION, Ala. (AP) - The shooting death of Jimmie Lee Jackson inspired a Selma march that became known as 'Bloody…
November 10, 2010

Will redistricting put black voters in peril?

theGRIO REPORT - Some commentators have suggested that these partisan victories will have a direct impact on redistricting maps that…
October 18, 2010

For some immigrants, voting is a criminal act

Noncitizens who are caught voting or having made a false claim of citizenship for the purpose of registering to vote…