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How the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder Decision Re-Opened the Door to State Voter Suppression Legislation

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023

June 25th, 2023 was the tenth anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder, a U.S. Supreme Court decision gutting a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. What was this decision about, and how has it contributed to the erosion of our democracy?

Reporting Reveals Heritage Action’s Coordinated Effort to Restrict Voting in Swing States

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

As we prepared this report on Martin Luther King Day, disturbing news has surfaced which demonstrates just how active and coordinated efforts are by prominent conservative groups to suppress the vote.

ADM for Sept. 16, 2022: A New ProPublica Report Chronicles One Women’s Quest to Assist Low-Literacy Voters – And the Attempts to Stop Her

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

An investigative report just released by nonprofit news organization ProPublica follows the story of one woman’s quest to provide assistance to low-literacy voters in her community. It also shows the efforts by local and state government to stop that assistance, which is guaranteed by the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

American Democracy Minute for June 15, 2022: Federal Appeals Court Forces New Congressional Map in Louisiana

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

A federal appeals court has given voters in Louisiana a break, lifting a lower court stay and forcing the Louisiana legislature to draw new, fairer Congressional voting districts maps which don’t dilute the voting power of majority Black communities.

American Democracy Minute for May 17, 2022: Gerrymandered Kansas Voting Maps Get Court Review

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Today we’re in Kansas, where redistricting map proposals are being reviewed by the Kansas Supreme Court on May 16. The League of Women Voters Kansas challenged the legislature-approved voting maps, pointing out how the new lines for state House & Senate fractured black and brown communities to intentionally weaken minority voting strength in Wichita, Olathe, Leavenworth and Kansas City, Kansas.