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Veasey v. Abbott (Texas Voter ID) - Epic.org

SB 14 requires all Texan voters to show one of six forms of photo ID in order to vote, places strict limitations on who is exempt, and requires voters to ...

Louisiana AG sues feds to undo longstanding disability protections

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking to invalidate Section 504, the disability law best known for providing support ...

Barriers to Voting in Louisiana - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

The Louisiana Advisory Committee, through majority vote at a meeting held on September 5,. 2017, found the topic of the Commission's FY2018 ...

Search - League of Women Voters

Tallahassee, FL — Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida, represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), sued Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and ...

Walgreens Pays $205,000 in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability ...

Settles Federal Charges That Alexandria Pharmacy Refused to Allow Pregnant Worker Emergency Medical Leave, Forcing Her to Quit.

The Right to Voter Assistance for People with Disabilities

First, Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) entitles voters who require assistance to vote because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write ...

Disability Rights Group Files Lawsuit Challenging Louisiana's Voter ...

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Supreme Court is asked to weigh in on Louisiana's congressional map

Louisiana's new congressional map is caught in a legal fight that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up ...

Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama

Congress must act to expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act and restore the preclearance provisions for jurisdictions that persist in enacting ...

'Bare bones': Disability rights advocates say city's disaster plans fall ...

When forecasters projected Hurricane Ida was going to hit New Orleans in August of 2021, Ashley Volion was not sure what she would do.

Voting Laws Roundup: October 2023 | Brennan Center for Justice

The wave of pro-voter legislation follows the 2022 midterms, when voters largely rejected election-denying candidates in swing states. At least ...

New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with ...

Restrictions like those limit the ability of health aides and nurses to help prepare a ballot for the people they care for – and some even ...

Appeals court maintains block on Alabama absentee ballot restrictions

A federal appeals court has ruled that a portion of a new Alabama law limiting help with absentee ballot applications will remain blocked.

Voter Action Project - X.com

A disability rights organization has filed a lawsuit to challenge new state voting requirements it says violate federal laws for people with ...

A Guide to the Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities

The guide was written by Bazelon Center Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy. Jennifer Mathis and Senior Staff Attorney Lewis Bossing; Autistic Self- ...

the South tightens key voting laws ahead of election - USA Today

States across the South are passing new restrictions on how votes are cast. Civil rights activists say it will reduce turnout among Black voters.

New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with ...

New election laws targeting mail-in voting could make it more difficult for voters with disabilities to cast their ballots, with thousands ...

New Louisiana laws could make it tougher to vote absentee

Sweeping changes to Louisiana's absentee voting rules, passed quietly in the Legislature this spring in a bid for election security, may make it tougher to ...

News from Disability Rights Ohio - December/January 2016

In This Issue: DRO lawsuit claims Ohio Secretary of State's voting services violate the ADA; Disability Rights Ohio applauds successful termination of lawsuit ...

SELECTED LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY 2021.3.18 Voting Rights ...

July 1, 2016. Lost in Louisiana District Court 2017. Lost Appeal to Louisiana First Circuit. Court of Appeals. Writ to La S Ct denied. Cocounsel ...