Red states’ attempts to suppress student voting inadvertently galvanized a generation of young activists whose struggles offer lessons for others defending their rights.
Protecting the Vote
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Does Voting By Mail Really Help Candidates Win?
A Virginia special election provides clues—and shows the GOP still struggling.
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Florida’s New Law Takes Aim at Voter Registration
The statute jacks up fines and imposes onerous new requirements on the American tradition of community groups registering voters—a move so at odds with historical precedent that even conservative judges, including the Roberts Court, should strike it down.
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The Dangerous Journey of John Eastman
How a mild-mannered law professor became the architect of a scheme to overturn a presidential election.
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Two Great Election Reforms That Go Great Together
Ranked-choice voting brings numerous benefits and one downside: It requires voters to spend more time with the ballot. Vote by mail gives them that time.
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That Wisconsin Supreme Court Election is Here
Voters go to the polls today and again in April in what’s been called the most important election in the country.
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Republicans Took Over the North Carolina Supreme Court. Here’s What Happened.
After a change in justices, the court is ignoring precedent and taking aim at issues like redistricting and voter ID laws.
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Ohio’s Restrictive Voting Law is a Disaster
The measure approved by the Republican governor and statehouse includes a strict photo ID requirement, unlike the more sensible ones used in other states.
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“Violence Loses in the Long Run”
At 81, Jesse Jackson reflects on his mentor Martin Luther King Jr., Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Ron DeSantis, and a life spent promoting social change.
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The New York Times Catches Up (Finally) to the Vote by Mail Story
It is now so obvious that the GOP screwed itself by bad-mouthing mail voting that even the Gray Lady noticed.
