McConnell says Democrats’ bid to restore Voting Rights Act is a ‘power grab’
McConnell says Democrats’ bid to restore Voting Rights Act is a ‘power grab’
WASHINGTON – The battle over voting rights ahead of the 2020 election is officially on in Congress, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisting Democratic-led efforts to strengthen voting rights laws […]
NewsTaco Rundown – January 30, 2019
I went to the White House to let the president know immigration reform is an economic necessity – The Hill Last week, I went to the White House to talk […]
LULAC Sues Texas, Others Over Electoral College Vote System
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A coalition of activists and attorneys is suing Texas and three other states over their “winner-take-all” system of allocating Electoral College votes. The goal is to […]
Trump voting panel tells states to hold off sending data while court weighs privacy impact
By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post (5 minute read) President Trump’s voting commission on Monday asked states and the District to hold off submitting the sweeping voter data the […]
Federal Judge Rules Pasadena Infringed On Latino Voting Rights, Orders Changes
*This a recurring story. Latinos win voting rights battles only to see them regress. And we fight them again, as we should, as many times as needed. VL By Andrew […]
Some Thoughts Concerning the Next Four Years
*Henry Flores has sworn that he will not write or pronounce Donald Trump’s name in public. So in his columns he’ll refer to the president-elect as ESN, el señor naranja. […]
Five Hispanics sue the Pasadena City Council municipal districts redesign
*MALDEF attorneys are in Pasadena, Texas, this week, starting work on this voting rights case. VL By Alvaro Ortiz, Houston Chronicle (3 minute read) Five Hispanic residents of Pasadena (Texas) filed a […]
Texans deserve the full protection of the Voting Rights Act
*Any time legendary civil rights attorney Al Kauffman has something to say I consider it worthy of publication. VL By Al Kauffman, NewsTaco (6 minute read) Section 5 of the […]
Ruling clears way for Pasadena voting rights suit to go to trial
*MALDEF, changing U.S. Latino politics one battle, one victory at a time. VL By Mihir Zaveri, Houston Chronicle (2 minute read) A federal judge has denied Pasadena’s request to throw out a […]
State by State, Communities Push Back Against Voter Restrictions
*Some facts to consider: there are 22 states that have some form of voter restriction in place; in 15 states this will be the first presidential election with these restrictions […]
