Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice have both filed separate amicus briefs on the case Wisconsin Right to Life v. Brennan in federal appeals court.
Network partners Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice have issued a press release (via Justice at Stake) stating that two years after the Supreme Court decision in Caperton v. Massey, only nine states have adopted…
A US District judge in Virginia has ruled that, under the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, corporations can make donations directly to political candidates. Federal law had said that corporations could not contribute directly to candidates, but Judge James…
It has been a busy week on the redistricting front, particularly in Illinois as the General Assembly rushed to get state level and congressional maps passed before the end of their session. Also, Michigan’s map drawing competition has concluded, and…
This week’s Beyond the Network takes a look at some of the issues happening outside the Midwest, and provides a national perspective on some of the issues that Midwest Democracy Network covers. Read on, read on!
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NEW YORK -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Today in the United States, over five million otherwise eligible citizens cannot vote because of a felony conviction. Four million of these people are not in prison -…
COLUMBUS, Ohio —In early December 2007, researchers at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law released the results of a comprehensive study of the election administration systems in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The resulting book - From Registration…
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With the 2008 presidential election quickly approaching, a recent analysis of the election administration systems of several key battleground states showed deficient systems that jeopardize voters’ access to the polls and the integrity and finality of election…
Douglas A. Berman, Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law & Douglas Dumolt, Class of 2006, Moritz College of Law BackgroundFelon disenfranchisement laws strip criminals convicted of certain crimes of their right to vote. Denying criminals the…
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