On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States listened to oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, the gerrymandering case.
Analysis: Supreme Court Arguments Bode Badly For Partisan Gerrymandering
All Eyes On Kennedy As SCOTUS Is Set To Consider “Partisan Gerrymandering”
Simply put, “partisan gerrymandering” is a rebrand of “race based gerrymandering.” Republicans are trying to find the magic words to suppress votes by people who are more likely to vote for Democrats.
Trump’s Election Commission Goes Off The Rails Looking At Mandatory Background Checks For Voters
Donald Trump’s election integrity commission held its second meeting on Tuesday, this time in New Hampshire. This was days after vice-chairman Kris Kobach accused New Hampshire voters of voter fraud in an article for the “alt-right” fake news outlet, Breitbart.
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case That Could Undermine One Person One Vote
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could fundamentally alter the way districts are drawn in the United States.
Republicans Faithfully Follow ALEC’s Refusal to Support Democracy
Over the past six years, at least, there has been a steady assault on democracy from state level Republicans with valuable assistance from ALEC that led one to wonder whether the Koch brothers had directed the Republican legislative arm (ALEC) to disavow and destroy American democracy one state at a time.
Jon Husted Freaks Out When Another Court Blocks His Latest Attempt at Vote Suppression
On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Peter Economus blocked the Republican Party's attempt to suppress the vote in Ohio.
Hearing for North Carolina Election Law Challenge Set For July 2014
Last week, federal Magistrate Judge Joi Elizabeth Peake scheduled a hearing for July 2014, to impose a temporary injunction on North Carolina's "voter ID" law.