Scott Walker Controls Wisconsin’s Executive and Legislative Branches. Now His Minions Are Gunning For the Judicial. Scott Walker Controls Wisconsin’s Executive and Legislative Branches. Now His Minions Are Gunning For the Judicial.
Allies of the Wisconsin governor are spending heavily to get control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court.
Apr 6, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Should the Supreme Court Have Accepted a Challenge to Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law? Should the Supreme Court Have Accepted a Challenge to Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law?
One of the country's most restrictive voter ID laws will now be in effect.
Mar 23, 2015 / Blog / Ari Berman
This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote
It’s time to start enforcing Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative
In mainstream media it’s considered downright impolitic to link voter restrictions to election results.
Nov 7, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races? Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?
The number of voters impacted by new voting restrictions exceeded the margin of victory in close races in North Carolina, Kansas, Virginia and Florida.
Nov 6, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman
New Voting Restrictions Could Swing the 2014 Election New Voting Restrictions Could Swing the 2014 Election
Voter suppression efforts in key swing states could determine who controls the Senate and other crucial races.
Oct 30, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman
Voter Suppression Backfires in Texas and Wisconsin Voter Suppression Backfires in Texas and Wisconsin
Two of the country’s strictest voter ID laws are blocked by the courts.
Oct 10, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman
Democracy Over Disenfranchisement: High Court Blocks Voter ID in Wisconsin Democracy Over Disenfranchisement: High Court Blocks Voter ID in Wisconsin
In an emergency ruling, the Supreme Court puts "the rule of law ahead of the Scott Walker’s political gamesmanship.”
Oct 10, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Wisconsin Voter ID Law Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Wisconsin Voter ID Law
The same day Donald Sterling is banned from the NBA, a judge finds Wisconsin’s voter ID law discriminates against black and Hispanic voters.
Apr 29, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman
Pennsylvania Ruling Shows the Problem With Voter ID Laws Pennsylvania Ruling Shows the Problem With Voter ID Laws
A judge in Pennsylvania makes a damning case against the state’s restrictive voter ID law.
Jan 17, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman