Elie Mystal In a topsy-turvy ruling, the conservatives on the Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to use a VRA-compliant congressional map while the liberals dissented.
Shafaqna English- A resolution to expand Palestine’s “rights and privileges” at the UN passes with 143 countries voting in favour, nine voting against, and 25 abstentions. Abbas:World stands with the Palestinian people Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestine will continue to push for full membership at the UN after today’s
Afghanistan’s representation at the United Nations confirmed that Afghanistan’s voting rights in the General Assembly had been suspended due to unpaid membership dues. Mr. Nasir Faiq, Afghanistan’s acting representative at this organization, stated that countries that fail to pay their membership dues to the United Nations for more than two years are deprived of their […]
The bill has spurred a political standoff at the Capitol over other issues including a capital investment bill
A former lab worker turned animal rights advocate, is taking a stand against the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the NIH.
The House was scheduled to debate the bill Monday but tabled it shortly before midnight after hours of debate on other measures.
The acting representative of Afghanistan at the United Nations stated on Thursday that Afghanistan has been temporarily deprived of its voting rights in the UN due to technical, not political, reasons. Mr Faiq told media outlets that his efforts to restore Afghanistan’s voting rights in the General Assembly are ongoing. He mentioned that the suspension […]
Georgia’s SB 189, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law on May 6, was supposed to be a fix of the state's voter fraud issues, but some voter rights advocates believe it could make the issue of voter suppression worse
Donald Trump's overpriced "God Bless the USA" Bible is missing Constitutional Amendments that MAGA cultists don't like, like the ones abolishing slavery and giving women the right to vote. From MTN: Multiple video reviews analyzed by MeidasTouch revealed that notably missing from the Constitution in Trump's Bible are the amendments following the Bill of Rights which make up the Constitution's first 10 amendments. Trump's — Read the rest
If approved, Minnesota would have the most expansive equal rights amendment in the country
The lawsuit demands that the Houston-area district adopt single-member voting districts to ensure Hispanic voters and other ethnic minorities have equitable representation on the school board. Humble ISD uses an at-large system and has five white trustees and two Black trustees in a district where 38% of students are Hispanic.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The United States vetoed a widely backed council resolution on []