Justice
October 27, 2008 -
Some pundits would like to see the Voting Rights Act done away with -- particularly its provisions mandating special oversight of most Southern states because of their history of racially motivated vote
October 24, 2008 -
The federal appeals court in Atlanta today stayed the execution of Troy Davis, who was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection Monday evening.
October 24, 2008 -
Will this be "The Year of the Black Voter?"
October 24, 2008 -
A settlement reached this week will allow a minister to continue registering eligible voters currently incarcerated in Alabama's prisons.
October 21, 2008 -
California is seeing a slew of gay couples rushing to get marriage licenses this month, a movement that is only expected to accelerate over the next three weeks.
October 20, 2008 -
Yesterday, Barack Obama held a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
October 17, 2008 -
The Associated Press is reporting that the NAACP will have lawyers targeting 750 precincts around the country where there has been a history of voter discrimination on Nov. 4, with plans to address complaints about possible voter disenfranchisement wherever they are made.