Network partner Justice at Stake has joined with 29 other national groups, including the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Asian American Justice Center, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and others, calling for an end…
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a ruling that will require television stations to post their station information online, including the records of how much they charge for ad time, and which political committees buy time. Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes in…
The Michigan Judicial Selection Task Force released its report and recommendations this week for improving the state’s process for selecting Supreme Court Justices. The panel was co-chaired by Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly and…
A new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Demos, Common Cause, and the Fair Elections Legal Network examines how organizations on the ground assist their constituents in getting ID cards. The report, “Got ID? Helping Americans Get Voter…
Network partner Brennan Center for Justice released results for a national poll that shows 26 percent of Americans are less likely to vote because of the increased influence that super PACs have over elected officials. Additionally, the poll found that…
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A new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Demos, Common Cause, and the Fair Elections Legal Network examines how organizations on the ground assist their constituents in getting ID cards. The report, “Got ID? Helping Americans Get Voter…
Demos has released a new report on immigrant voter turnout and registration showing that structural barriers still exist for new citizens when they want to register to vote. Restrictive requirements, language access, socioeconomic status, location of immigrant community, and country…
Michigan legislators have introduced bills that will restrict voting rights across the state, and Network groups have been at the forefront of informing the public on what these new restrictions will do to voters at the polls. Susan Smith,…
The Detroit News writes in an editorial that Michigan is in need of stricter campaign finance disclosure rules, such as those proposed by Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. However, they note, more can be done to require disclosure of PAC…
Network Partner Brennan Center for Justice has released a guide to new voter laws that go into effect in 2012.The report, Voting Law Changes in 2012, finds that more…
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