by | Jan 24, 2022 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Executive Branch, Legislation, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Blockbuster cases came to the Supreme Court this week involving campaign finance laws, the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, sentencing reductions, and more. Major news about potential criminal charges for election...
by | Jan 5, 2022 | Amicus, Guest Author, Immigration, Voting and Elections Rights
By Guest Contributor Fatoumata Waggeh Fatoumata Waggeh, Esq. is a Litigation Associate. She is a recipient of her firm’s “Pro-Bono All-Star Award” for her energetic commitment to pro-bono work for justice. Fatoumata completed her undergraduate education at New York...
by | Nov 18, 2021 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Education & Youth, Establishment Clause, Free Exercise, Freedom of Expression, Legal History, Voting and Elections Rights
Photo Credit: Zimmytws/iStock, via Getty Images Plus Respect for the Constitution used to be a basic qualification for elected officials. These days, some voters are giddy about campaign promises that would blatantly defy it. More troublingly, some politicians and...
by | Nov 3, 2020 | Amicus, Voting and Elections Rights
Happy Election Day from the Amicus team! Today, Americans are coming together to have their voices heard and be counted in our democracy. With so much concern regarding voter intimidation and misinformation, we want to review what your rights are as a voter, so you...
by | Sep 29, 2020 | Amicus, Voting and Elections Rights
Photo credit: Politico. In 2018, Florida voters passed a ballot initiative amending the state’s constitution to end lifetime voter disenfranchisement for people with prior felony convictions, except for those convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense. This ballot...
by | Apr 13, 2020 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Education & Youth, Labor and Employment, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, the COVID-19 outbreak continued to disproportionately affect some groups of Americans more than others, jails continued to be a hotspot for COVID-19, Wisconsin Republican legislators forced an unsafe...
