by Don Owens | Sep 18, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the nation’s highest court and a fierce advocate for civil rights during her storied career as an attorney, law professor and justice, died of...
by Don Owens | Sep 17, 2020 | Press Releases
(ST. LOUIS) – Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Missouri’s 116 local election authorities’ actions placing restrictions on Missourians’ right to vote through the state’s absentee and mail voting systems are unlawful, a lawsuit filed today by...
by Don Owens | Sep 17, 2020 | Press Releases
(Harrisburg, Penn.) – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled today that state law allows county bureaus of elections to set up drop boxes and satellite offices to accept mail and absentee ballots, a clear victory for voters. ...
by Ian Weiner | Sep 17, 2020 | Press Releases
(Jackson, Miss.) – Mississippi’s eligibility requirements to vote by absentee ballot are unconstitutional and must immediately be waived for the duration of the pandemic, a preliminary injunction motion filed today in a case against...
by Ian Weiner | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Releases
(Cambridge, Mass.) – The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Massachusetts heard arguments from civil rights groups today in SFFA v. Harvard, regarding Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy. The groups argued that the policy must be...
by Ian Weiner | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Releases
Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy rightly acknowledges race-based barriers continue to pervade our society and affirmative action must be upheld to ensure selective colleges do not overlook remarkable, well-rounded underrepresented students of color the...
