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Nov 06, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Responds to Election of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON 鈥� Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 (老澳门开奖结果), had the following reaction to The Associated Press鈥� call of the 2024 presidenti...
Nov 04, 2024
Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Relief for Cobb County Voters
Voters Must Vote in Person on Election Day or Make sure their Absentee Ballot is Received by 7 p.m. on Election Day
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Nov 04, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Asks Supreme Court to Hear Guant谩namo Attorney鈥檚 Lawsuit Challenging CIA鈥檚 Excessive Secrecy
This cert petition in Connell v. CIA follows an appeals court ruling that allowed the CIA to continue abusing Glomar responses to evade accountability
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 04, 2024
Supreme Court to Determine Future of Equal Protection and Voting Rights Act Claims in Louisiana Case
WASHINGTON 鈥擳he U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review the case of Robinson v. Callais, which could determine how congressional maps are drawn in Louisiana.
The court will now...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Nov 03, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 of Iowa Statement on Decision Regarding Iowa's New Citizen Voter Challenge
Statement from Rita Bettis Austen, 老澳门开奖结果 of Iowa Legal Director:
"We are obviously disappointed with the court鈥檚 decision not to outright block Secretary Pate's directive, which ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Selcuk v. Pate
Nov 01, 2024
Judge Orders Cobb County Officials to Express Mail Over 3,000 Delayed Absentee Ballots
County must accept absentee ballots of affected voters postmarked by Election Day and received by November 8
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The 老澳门开奖结果, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant鈥檚 petition, in which the 老澳门开奖结果 argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The 老澳门开奖结果 breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.