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Virginia’s Felony Disenfranchisement Provision Faces a New Legal Challenge Under This 150-Year-Old Law
By Rachel Selzer On July 21, 2023 Over 150 years ago, in the midst of the Reconstruction era, Congress enacted the Virginia Readmission Act, a federal statute that enabled the Commonwealth…
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Texas Republicans Push New Voting Restrictions Aimed at Houston
By J. David Goodman On May 10, 2023 The bills propose limits on polling places, tougher penalties for illegal voting and a way for the Republican-led state to order new…
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Louisiana electoral map: Supreme Court boosts black voters in gerrymandering case
By Kayla Epstein On June 25, 2023 The US Supreme Court has opened the door to the creation of a new majority-black district in the state of Louisiana in a…
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The Aging Prison Population: Causes, Costs, and Consequences
By Emily Widra, August 2, 2023 New Census Bureau data show the U.S. population is getting older — and at the same time, our prison populations are aging even faster. In…
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Plaintiffs in High-Profile Redistricting Case Urge Judges to Toss Out Alabama’s Controversial Congressional Map
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Published 12:22 PM EDT, Sat July 29, 2023 Civil rights groups representing plaintiffs in a high-profile congressional redistricting case are urging a federal court in Alabama to…
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Albany Police Block Misconduct Investigations, Neutering Landmark Oversight Law
By Chris Gelardi and Naina Purushothaman On August 2, 2023 Albany empowered its community oversight board. But the police department and the city’s top attorney are stonewalling. AT A JUNETEENTH celebration…
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NOPD use of facial recognition leads to zero arrests in nine months
By Michael Isaac Stein On July 26, 2023 Facial recognition technology that has been touted as an important tool to reduce violent crime in the city was used by the…
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Blacks and Latinos Are Half of L.A. Population—but 80 Percent of Arrests
By Tori Otten On July 27, 2023 A new study sheds light on the disproportionate rate of arrests in the second-biggest city in America. Los Angeles city police arrest a…
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Court strikes down limits on filming of police in Arizona
On July 22, 2023 PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that an Arizona law limiting how close people can get to recording law enforcement is unconstitutional, citing infringement…
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