LaVaughn Williams is a former felon who voted for the first time in Virginia today. Listen to her talk about the power of the ballot

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map — a move that could backfire

RT @joshgerstein: BREAKING: Justice Department fires SDNY federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who played key role prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein….

RT @RedistrictNet: #NEW: New York redistricting expert Jeff Wice says that, without a court order, New York is not able to redraw its congr….

RT @allymutnick: News: California House Dems are huddling w Hakeem Jeffries on the possibility of mid decade redistricting . Gavin Newsom h….

RT @yvonnewingett: Jeff Small, former chief of staff to Rep. Boebert, asked several clerks if they would allow DHS or a third party to exam….

Hugely important case that could determine whether private parties can bring Section 2 Voting Rights Act cases arrives at US supreme court

RT @JakeSherman: NEWS: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP told Texas Republicans on a call this morning that the GOP will seek to get 5 new red seats i….

A man arrested for firebombing a clerk's office in Colorado had spoken publicly about wanting to get rid of Dominion voting machines, according to an arrest affidavit

Ken Martin says being chair of the DNC is “political equivalent of being a fire hydrant. “You get pissed on by everyone.” via @Lauren_V_Egan.

Mississippi man convicted of shoplifting more than two decades ago had his right to vote restored last year -- one of just a handful of people to successfully do so in recent years

New: As Donald Trump wages an attack on the legal profession, lawyers are setting up their own firms to defend those targeted by the administration

RT @igorbobic: Top officials at the Social Security Administration are asking employees to work harder to clear a backlog of claims just we….

Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan has filed a motion to dismiss her indictment, saying judicial acts are immune from prosecution

Lawyers involuntarily detailed to low-level offices in April have also been asked if they would consider returning to their sections to continue normal work.

Scoop: DOJ officials asked some attorneys in the civil rights division to reconsider their decision to leave amid a mass exodus of lawyers

RT @lbarronlopez: Judge Sessions in case of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts student who was detained by ICE in March: “There has been no evidence tha….

RT @mcpli: That latter finding is important because it sets the stage for a request by the Black plaintiffs that Alabama be bailed back int….

RT @mcpli: 🚨NEW: A 3-judge panel in Alabama has ruled that the 2023 congressional map adopted by the legislature both violates Section 2 o….

RT @patrickdmarley: Wisconsin Democrats sue over House map, hoping to gain two seats.

RT @Phil_Lewis_: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers acquitted on all charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols i….