A federal court judge issued a ruling in League of Women Voters et. al. v. Trump et. al., temporarily blocking the implementation of a provision in the President’s executive order requiring documents as proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Celina Stewart, CEO of LWV, Marilyn Jackson,  CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, and John Chrastka, ED of EveryLibrary, spotlight the Trump administration's attack on libraries and democracy.

Rep. Issa’s lawsuit is an attack on voting rights and fair, accurate elections in the nation’s most populous state.

2025 marks the 60^th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the historic day when civil rights activists attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, but were violently stopped by law enforcement.   

The horrors of Bloody Sunday, broadcast across the nation, led to the signing of the most important and impactful civil rights legislation in our history. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) marked the first time that access to the ballot was genuinely available for all American voters, directly addressing racial discrimination in voting. 

Today, as we examine our current state of voting in the US, it’s crucial to see our history led us here and what we can learn.