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The Guardian, or Authority of Law, created by sculptor James Earle Fraser, rests on the side of the U.S. Supreme Court on September 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images).

N.C. Republicans lose U.S. Supreme Court case on legislatures’ power over federal elections

BY: - June 27, 2023

The case drew national attention because of its potential to disrupt laws for federal elections across the country.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, 21 bills that restrict voting or interfere with election administration were either signed into law, or await the governor’s signature, as of May 29 (Photo via the New Jersey Monitor).

Red and blue state divide grows even wider in 2023’s top voting and election laws

BY: - June 26, 2023

Red states and blue states 'are moving in opposite directions in the regulation of election administration,' one expert said.

Criminalizing the vote: GOP-led states enacted 102 new election penalties after 2020

BY: - July 15, 2022

Since the 2020 election, 26 states have enacted, expanded, or increased the severity of 120 election-related criminal penalties.

At MLK alma mater, Biden pitches Senate rule change to safeguard voting rights

BY: - January 12, 2022

The visit by Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Atlanta was the latest sign of Georgia’ central role as a battleground state for voting rights that ratcheted up following the 2020 elections after Democratic wins for president and Senate that helped flip control of Congress and the White House.