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October 10, 2014
Voter Suppression Backfires in Texas and Wisconsin
Two of the country’s strictest voter ID laws are blocked by the courts.
Ari Berman
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October 10, 2014
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.”
John Nichols
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April 29, 2014
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.
Ari Berman
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January 17, 2014
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.
Ari Berman
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December 4, 2013
Ohio GOP Resurrects Voter Suppression Efforts
The Ohio legislature is once again passing new restrictions to make it harder to vote.
Ari Berman
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November 7, 2013
Black Voters, Not the ‘Gender Gap,’ Won Virginia for McAuliffe
Women of color are the “gender gap.”
Zerlina Maxwell
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August 28, 2013
On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights
The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since 1965, but civil rights activists are fighting back.
Ari Berman
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March 27, 2012
Are Voter ID Laws the New Jim Crow?
Photo voter ID laws have serious potential to suppress voter turnout for millions, mainly people of color, low-income and elderly citizens, and college students.
Brentin Mock