Gerrymandering: Moving from ‘cracking’ and ‘packing’ to fairness

Gerrymandering: Moving from ‘cracking’ and ‘packing’ to fairness

Victor Landa November 1, 2017

On Oct. 3, the United States Supreme Court heard Gil vs. Whitford, a Wisconsin case regarding extreme partisan gerrymandering of the Wisconsin Legislature. In that case, Republicans drew a legislative […]

While everyone’s watching Trump’s Tweets he’s gathering information on every voter in the country

Victor Landa June 30, 2017

By Victor Landea, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read)   Let me see if I can pry your attention away from Trump’s off-the-rails Tweets, because this is important. A Washington Post headline warns: Trump’s […]

Our Democracy After the Election

NewsTaco November 18, 2016

*This is beautiful. Do yourself a favor, read it and find yourself in it. VL By Aaron Sanchez, Commentary & Cuentos (4 minute read) My mother cried on election night.  […]

In Florida, Voter Registration Laws Impede The Latino Vote

Mary Mata February 1, 2012

By Howard L. Simon and Deborah J. Vagins, ACLU With Florida’s primary recently completed, all eyes have been on the Sunshine State. And in an effort to shine a light on the […]

Film 9500 Liberty Shows County Divided By Immigration Debate

Mary Mata October 21, 2011

Before SB 1070 in Arizona, there was the “probable cause” mandate in Prince William County, one part of a law that divided a rural farming county in Virginia, in an […]