Once again Trump’s latest outrages dominated the news this week. Add in the selection of a new Pope, and there was little room for much else.

Yet, across the country, there were six new lawsuits filed to protect voters. Most of which were brought in states that rarely see voting rights litigation and whose voters too often feel ignored.

I recently wrote to you about the urgent need to expand the map of states where voting rights are being protected in court. I pointed out that, in recent years, litigation resources to protect free and fair elections were limited to a small number of states. The top battleground states saw nearly two-thirds of all voting cases, with Pennsylvania leading with 88 voting-related lawsuits. In contrast, seven states saw only one case, and three saw none. 

I warned that if this disparity continued we run the risk of creating a “two-tiered democracy” in which “[v]oters in swing states benefit from rigorous legal protections, while voters elsewhere are left to navigate increasingly burdensome rules without meaningful support or scrutiny.”

To put it plainly: Something needed to change. This week, the early stages of this new approach were set into motion. And I am proud that my law firm led the way…

From student disenfranchisement to extreme gerrymandering, Marc explains what’s at stake in these overlooked states and the impact these lawsuits could have on the midterms.

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