by Press | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog
Rose Clouston, Brendan Downes, and Jennifer L. Patin As of January 2016, 29 states and the District of Columbia have online voter registration (OVR) systems. Two additional states are set to launch OVR in the near future.[i] While OVR represents an important...
by Press | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog
Fifty years ago in December 1965, the United Nations adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Countries that ratify the treaty must take affirmative steps to “prohibit and eliminate” racial discrimination...
by Press | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
On December 3, 2015, Lawyers’ Committee staff volunteered at the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) in Washington, D.C. The Capital Area Food Bank partners with 469 community-based organizations in the District of Columbia, its Maryland suburbs, and Northern Virginia, and...
by Press | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog
Before law school, I was a teacher in the Mississippi Delta in a school district that was later taken over by the state. For two years, I bore witness to the damage that a struggling school system can inflict on children’s lives. The private school a few miles down...
by Press | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog
While most of the nation focuses on the 2016 presidential election, many voters across the United States may be unaware of the important local and state elections that are taking place this fall. On Saturday, October 24, Louisiana held its gubernatorial primary...
by Press | Sep 22, 2015 | Blog
As volunteers and organizations hit the streets nationwide to register voters on college campuses, churches and shopping centers on National Voter Registration Day, we need to make sure that our elections systems are ready for 2016. Making registering to vote easier...
