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Gerrymandering Cases Highlight Need for State, Federal ‘Blue Waves’ in Both 2018 AND 2020

An entire new decade of government control hangs in the balance...

CIA Drugging of 9/11 Detainees? And Jeb Too Dumb to Run: ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2015

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And Now in Pennsylvania: Federal Judge Strikes Down State’s Ban on Marriage Equality

George W. Bush-appointed judge concludes 'We are a better people than what these laws represent'

UPDATE: Governor decides to NOT appeal ruling court's ruling...

PA Photo ID Law Found Unconstitutional; State Court Issues Permanent Injunction

Finds Republican-enacted statute would disenfranchise 'hundreds of thousands' of legal voters for 'no compelling state interest'...

PA Governor Extends Deadline for Absentee Voting In Wake of Sandy…Sort Of…

Post office 'glitch' rejecting absentee ballots in Philadelphia

Inaccurate radio ads saying Photo ID needed to vote still running...

Pennsylvania Refuses to Comply with U.S. Dept. of Justice Photo ID Document Request

Federal lawsuit to prevent mass disenfranchisement may be imminent...

JUDGE UPHOLDS STATE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF GOP PHOTO ID VOTING RESTRICTIONS IN PA

Plaintiffs vow to appeal ruling by Republican judge as 1.6 million legal votes said to be imperiled by new law this November...

UPDATED: Plaintiffs filed formal notice of appeal...

DOJ INVESTIGATING PA’S NEW, GOP-ENACTED POLLING PLACE PHOTO ID RESTRICTION

Case would represent first instance of the federal agency challenging such a law under Section 2 of Voting Rights Act...

New Legal Challenge to PA GOP’s Polling Place Photo ID Restriction Law Likely to Succeed

As in similar Wisconsin law, restriction on voting rights appears to violate PA state constitution's 'fundamental right' to vote...

90-Year Old Grandmother of PA Borough President Can’t Vote Under New GOP Photo ID Law

Time for DoJ to step up and challenge voter suppression laws in states not covered by Voting Rights Act Section 5...

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