States are closing polling places. That hurts democracy. Chelsea N. Jones - June 16, 2022 When it’s harder to vote, Black and Brown voters, disabled voters, and low-income voters get shut out.
The Supreme Court’s vaccine mandate ruling shows it’s ready to second-guess government policy Stephen I. Vladeck - January 18, 2022 For decades, the court deferred to the government’s judgment. Now it’s heading back to the Lochner era.
Voter suppression started way before Jim Crow. It’s a longstanding American tradition. David Bateman - March 28, 2021 For two and a half centuries, people have justified Black disenfranchisement in the name of ‘unity’
Why Electing Minorities Matters John Sides - July 8, 2013 This is a guest post by David Broockman, a PhD
The Future of the VRA: Six Findings from Polisci to Keep in Mind John Sides - July 1, 2013 In my post at Wonkblog this week, I reviewed several
What SCOTUS Does Not Understand about Lawmaking John Sides - June 28, 2013 bq. The Court may be correct in its implicit judgment