April 27, 2012
May 1, 2012
Advancement Project and our partners, ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP), and the Washington , DC law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP filed a lawsuit today against Governor Tom Corbett and the state over the recently-signed, soon-to-be-enforced Pennsylvania Voter ID law.
Several states, including Wisconsin and South Carolina, have had their Voter ID laws challenged and overturned by the Department of Justice.
May 1, 2012
For immediate release
February 23, 2012
February 23, 2012
For immediate release
July 31, 2011
September 10, 2011
September 30, 2011
"Give us the ballot!"
Martin Luther King Jr.'s words still resonate with many of us today. From the marches and protests in Selma, Ala., to the hundreds of voting-rights lawsuits to the on-the-ground slogan "One Man, One Vote," the road to equal voting rights has not been easy, particularly for communities of color.
September 30, 2011
Today, we are witnessing the greatest assault on democracy in over a century.
July 7, 2011
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Advancement Project, the Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN), the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri today announced a legal challenge to a ballot proposal to amend the state constitution’s voting requirements, saying that the ballot language misleads voters and if passed will restrict the voting rights of Missourians, including the elderly, people with disabilities, and students, among others.
