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Hutto mayor asked to resign after tensions rise over racial trope during city council meeting
By Paige Hubbard On September 9, 2023 HUTTO, Texas — Some Hutto residents are outraged over what they’re calling a racial innuendo that went un-checked by the mayor at a recent…
Read MoreTexas crane & rigging company sued by EEOC, citing racist comments and offensive imagery including using N-word, nooses and white supremacy stickers
The lawsuit claims several employees used racial slurs and offensive imagery was posted on cranes at the facility, including nooses and white supremacy stickers. By Paul Livengood On September 5,…
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Federal Court Again Strikes Down Alabama’s Congressional Map
Republicans failed to comply with a court order to create a second majority Black district or something “close to it,” the judicial panel said. By Emily Cochrane On September 5,…
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What’s at stake in the long-awaited trial over Texas’s sweeping 2021 elections law
The GOP-backed Senate Bill 1 added voting restrictions that plaintiffs claim unfairly impacts voters of color. By Natalia Contreras On September 11, 2023 Two years after voting rights groups challenged…
Read MoreConstitution Day 2023: Know your voting rights
On September 8, 2023 NEW YORK (WABC) — Do you know the meaning behind Constitution Day?It was September 17, 1787, when the U.S. Constitution was signed and would later become the…
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Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map
By Julie Carr-Smyth On September 5, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voting-rights groups moved to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio’s unconstitutional congressional map on Tuesday, arguing that prolonging the legal wrangling…
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Harris County’s election chief remains in legal limbo after judge rules that lawmakers can’t dissolve the position
Republican lawmakers targeted the Harris County elections department during this year’s regular session after numerous issues arose out of the 2022 election. By Natalia Contreras On August 15, 2023 The…
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Fight over felons’ voting rights heats up for 2024
By Eugene Scott On August 14, 2023 Voting rights for formerly incarcerated people Voting rights activists and Republican officials across the country are battling over whether felons should have their…
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Why State and Federal Voting Rights Legislation go Hand-in-Hand
By Marisa Wright On August 23, 2023 Over the past decade, the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 has suffered two significant blows at the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court…
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