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Apr 24 2024
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'Discriminatory' North Carolina law criminalizing felon voting struck down
Democracy defenders on Tuesday hailed a ruling from a U.S. federal judge striking down a 19th-century North Carolina law criminalizing people who vote while on parole, probation, or post-release supervision due to a felony conviction. In Monday's decision, U.S. District Judge Loretta C. Biggs—an appointee of former Democratic President Barack Obama—sided with the North Carolina A. Philip
Raw StoryApr 21 2024
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California Lawmaker Withdraws Bill to Expand Assisted Suicide Law
SB 1196 would have remove the terminal illness requirement and allow anyone—including non-residents—to use intravenous drugs to end their lives. The bill would have catapulted the state’s current end-of-life law into the most expansive in the nation, allowing anyone—including non-residents—to request life-ending drugs if they suffered from a “grievous and irremediable medical condition.”
The Epoch TimesApr 13 2024
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Election board decides against moving Gary precinct ahead of 2024 election
A Gary polling location acknowledged as hard to find and unpleasant will remain as is for the 2024 election. The Lake County Election Board at its April 8 meeting voted 3-2 that voters in precinct G-5-4 will stay at the fire station at 6012 W. 26th Ave. The board initially approved a switch to the former polling site, Beacon Light Church, 3770 Burr St., contingent on the site meeting the
Chicago TribuneApr 22 2024
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Polls open for early voting in the May 4 elections
Early voting for the May 4 elections began Monday morning. Polls opened at 7 a.m., and will be open until 7 p.m. at the 30 voting locations throughout Hidalgo County. Those hours remain in effect through Saturday. There is no early voting on Sunday, but the polls open up on April 29 at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. through April 30. In Cameron County, polls opened at 9 a.m. and will be open
MyRGVNewsApr 19 2024
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Understanding the Stakes in Mexico’s Upcoming Election
On June 2 2024, Mexicans will go to the polls to elect a successor to current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. His chosen successor, former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, is the odds-on favorite. But what is AMLO's legacy exactly? In some sense, economic growth under his administration has been robust. On the other hand, there's been very little progress on domestic security. He
BloombergApr 19 2024
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Election 2024: Pennsylvania Fact Sheet
LGBTQ people live, work and raise families in every U.S. state, including swing states like Pennsylvania, which holds its primary on April 23. Campaign coverage should inform voters about relevant candidates and their stances on LGBTQ issues. Reporters must take extra care to be accurate and inclusive when reporting on conversations or proposals that can harm marginalized people. The safety of
GLAADApr 04 2024
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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Lies and the Law and Introduction," by Prof. Genevieve Lakier
The article is here; the opening paragraphs: We live in an era of profound anxiety about the threat that lies, and false speech more generally, pose to American democracy. It's not hard to understand why. Lies saturate the political realm. George Santos lied his way into office. Donald J. Trump lied his way through his tenure as president and is gearing up to lie his way back into power.
Reason