Analysis
Experience in Other States | Supreme Court Recusal Litigation
James Sample speaking at the University of Washington School of Law on state Supreme Court elections.
Authored by: James Sample
– 11/21/08
Voter Suppression Incidents 2008
A list of recent voter suppression incidents—this will be updated regularly until Election Day.
Authored by: Wendy Weiser & Margaret Chen
– 11/03/08
Toward a Right to Counsel in Civil Cases in New York State (A NYSBA Report)
Adopting a report written by the Brennan Center’s Laura Abel, the New York State Bar Association champions a right to counsel in eviction and foreclosure cases and in certain unemployment insurance appeals.
Authored by: Laura Abel
– 11/01/08
Let felons vote
Disenfranchising those who have served their time makes them second-class citizens for life.
– 10/29/08
Buying Time—2008: Kentucky
View ads and download storyboards from the state’s judicial election.
– 10/29/08
Buying Time—2008: Texas
View ads and download storyboards from the state’s judicial election.
– 10/29/08
More felons learning—to their surprise—that they can vote
At least a dozen states have changed their laws since 2003 to allow offenders no longer in prison to regain the right to vote.
Authored by: Cynthia Dizikes
– 10/24/08
Advocates seek changes in Fla. felon rights system
Florida is one of ten states that does not automatically restore civil rights for ex-felons.
Authored by: Bill Kaczor
– 10/23/08
Challenges to the Vote 2008
In advance of the 2008 general election, Executive Director Michael Waldman puts together the various processes by which voters are still being blocked from the polls, and what we can do about it.
– 10/20/08
Buying Time—2008: Mississippi
View ads and download storyboards from the state’s judicial election.
– 10/15/08