News & Commentary about Voting Rights

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W. Kamau Bell onstage interview during the Know Your Rights bus tour.

Sep 27, 2024

W. Kamau Bell and Michigan's Top Rap Stars Get Down for Voting Rights

A photo of W. Kamau Bell on stage during the ACLU Know Your Rights Bus Tour.

Sep 25, 2024

At Liberty Live with W. Kamau Bell: Know Your Rights Bus Tour Philly

Tiffany Uma Mascara, Gen Z. VinChelle, Ajour “Di” Hargrove and W. Kamau Bell.

Sep 20, 2024

The Drag Queens Helping You Vote

A graphic featuring Harris and imagery pertaining to voting rights.

Aug 16, 2024

How Kamala Harris Can Be a Pro-Voting Rights President

A graphic featuring Trump and imagery pertaining to voting rights.

Jul 9, 2024

How Donald Trump's Election Lies and Other Anti-Voter Policies Will Continue to Impact Our Democracy

Washington DC USA - July 1, 2024 - Reporters run paper copies of the Supreme Court decision to network anchors and analysts for live TV reports.

Jul 8, 2024

The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?

An external shot of the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 16, 2024

Eight Supreme Court Cases To Watch

A graphic featuring a map of the United States and different voting and legislative motifs.

Mar 28, 2024

Quiz: State Legislation and the Part You Play

Individuals in a group holding ACLU-branded signs saying "We the People," and "You Can't Legislate Away Our Existence."

Mar 19, 2024

State Legislative Sessions: How They Impact Your Rights

Khadidah Stone stands on the dividing line between her old Alabama congressional District 7, to her right with River City Church, and her new district, District 2, to her left, in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision last June siding with Black voters on a redistricting case in Alabama gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprise opportunity ahead of the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states. Fast forward three months and maps in Alabama and other states that could produce more districts represented by Black lawmakers still don’t exist.

Feb 15, 2024

3 States, 3 Plaintiffs, and the Fight for Fair District Maps