“Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?” — Inez Milholland, 1916. As we previously discussed, suffragists argued women should qualify as “persons and citizens of […]
Tag: voting rights
Voting rights dying by a thousand cuts
by Noah Feldman If you want to understand what’s happened to voting rights in the U.S. over the past decade, just take a look at the recent […]
Because he can. And he means it
“I love you,” Donald Trump told an audience of Christian conservatives on July 26. “You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 6
Good: HB 4223 — “that the Division of Corrections provide each probationer with physical copies of their birth certificate and Social Security Administration card upon release from […]
Outlandish ruling could eviscerate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
by Erwin Chemerinsky If a decision handed down by a conservative federal appeals court last week is allowed to stand, it will gut what remains of one […]
Who will represent you if you don’t vote?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of monthly columns from the League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County. “No taxation without representation!” That was […]
Why the Supreme Court decision on voting rights is such a shock
by Erwin Chemerinsky After a decade of weakening federal protection of voting rights, the Supreme Court last Thursday reaffirmed that the Voting Rights Act prevents racial discrimination […]
Prepare for law to move further right
by Erwin Chemerinsky As the Supreme Court begins its new term, it’s clear that the court’s majority is determined to move the law much further to the […]
Guest essay: If abortion rights are expendable, your rights are, too
by Sarah Barnes If you supported the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and are elated that abortion is illegal in much of the United States, we […]
Democracy not a partisan issue
by Rev. Jesse Jackson While the United States champions democracy across the world, our own democracy is under siege. Nothing is more fundamental to democracy than the […]
