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Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act

June 25, 2013 By John Wojcik

The Supreme Court today gutted the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 decision. Before the ink even dried on today's landmark ruling its implications quickly became stunningly clear.

Floridians rally for free, fair elections

March 14, 2013 By Ben Markeson

Orlando residents rallied March 5 --the first day of the 2013 Florida legislative session - to demand "true election reform" that would make voting "free, fair and accessible to all."

Labor mobilizes to save Voting Rights Act

February 27, 2013 By John Wojcik

Voting rights were high on the agenda of the AFL-CIO's executive council meeting February 27 as the Supreme Court heard a challenge to Section 5 of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.

AFL-CIO: Unions decline tied to attacks on democracy

February 27, 2013 By John Wojcik

Reports showing union membership at an all-time low are of enormous concern at a gathering of the nation's labor leaders. Members of the AFL-CIO executive council see it tied to attacks on democratic rights.

Voter suppression scandal rocks Arizona

November 13, 2012 By Joe Bernick

Unlike other Americans, Arizonans were not able to wake up the next morning to news of the state's election results.