Voting Rights
It’s always interesting to see what minor infractions select police officers decide to enforce and to what extent. While I can admittedly attest to the…
There’s a saying, “The only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.” The National Action Network recently wrapped up…
As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 this week, a new fight for voting rights…
Since the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, the right to vote has seen an increased amount of attacks with one goal in mind –…
Many who believe in equal access to the ballot box were shaken when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key section of the Voting…
On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) referenced the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965…
Somebody needs to go back to law school in the state of Virginia when it comes to the issue of restoring voting rights for ex-felons.…
Michael Edwards, a community leader in southern Virginia, spent eight years in prison for a marijuana-trafficking conviction in the 1970s. But he said he…
Although the fight for voting rights was a staple of the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and through the 1960s, protests over the…
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths…