Georgia’s new voter suppression law led Major League Baseball to pull its All-Star Game out of the Peach State. Some criticized the move, arguing that it’s easier to vote in Georgia than in Colorado, the new site of the All-Star Game, or in New York, the home of MLB headquarters. Here’s how each state does when it comes to voting policies.

Voting rights are under attack across the country — but Congress can stop this wave of voter suppression cold with the For the People Act. In a new video, Elizabeth Hira, policy counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, breaks down some of the most egregious laws that seek to make voting harder, and how Congress could flip the switch by enacting same-day voter registration, automatic voter registration, early voting, and more nationwide.

And if you’re interested in a deeper dive, take a look at this resource showing how the For the People Act would address states’ proposed voting restrictions.

As Republican state lawmakers across the country move to make it harder to vote, it’s becoming clear that Texas in particular will continue to be a hotspot for voter suppression. The state legislative leadership is pushing through two bills that together would make it illegal to offer 24-hour and drive-through voting, innovations that Harris County (home to Houston) used to help voters during the pandemic. The bills would also effectively eliminate large voting centers, limit the ability of election workers to protect voters from harassment, prohibit election officials from sending absentee ballot applications to voters who have not requested them, and more.

At their best, criminal trials in America are revelatory for the small details that emerge in testimony. At their worst, they are frauds that generate a result but not the answers we seek. As Brennan Center Fellow Andrew Cohen writes, no matter what happens with Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd, we already know the truth about what happened. But the debate over policing in the wake of Floyd’s death will last beyond Chauvin’s trial and has already been shaped by last summer’s protests.

Across the country, states are introducing laws that go after vote by mail and automatic voter registration, and they would make voter ID laws harsher. All of which would make it harder for voters of color, poor voters, and young voters to cast their ballots. Read more on Instagram >>

Supreme Injustice: How a Conservative Court Will Reshape America
Thursday, April 22 | 12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. ET
Donald Trump’s legacy will live on for decades through the three justices he appointed to the Supreme Court. How will these justices use their power? In his new book, The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America, Ian Millhiser, a lawyer, senior Vox correspondent, and former federal appellate court clerk, presents an unflinching view of an increasingly partisan court. In conversation with the New Republic’s Osita Nwanevu, Millhiser will discuss how the Court will shape the nature of American government. This event is produced in partnership with NYU’s John Brademas Center. RSVP today.

Hernandez Stroud, counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program, recommends “The Black Family in the Age of Incarceration” from the Atlantic. Taking an unflinching look at the deep reach of America’s criminal legal system and its effects on black families, it explores the historical roots of policies that account for the nation’s sprawling, unparalleled carceral state.