Rep. John Lewis' legal counsel on voting rights, Gerry Hebert, pays tribute. 

CLC mourns the passing of Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian and honors their legacy by continuing to fight for voting rights. 

The Supreme Court has stood by and let a lower court prevent nearly a million Floridians from voting.

Join us virtually on July 22, 2020 from 2-3 PM Eastern for a conversation between CLC Vice President Paul Smith and Neal Simon.

Texans under the age of 65 cannot vote by mail without an excuse, which violates the Constitution and perpetuates racial inequalities. 

New Yorkers should not be barred from voting by bad handwriting. 

Vote-by-mail does not increase the chance of voter fraud, despite the President's and Attorney General's most recent claims. 

State VRAs could address problems with the federal VRA and better enfranchise communities of color. 

All Americans should be able to safely participate in our democracy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A federal judge defends the right of Michigan's voters to draw legislative and U.S. Congressional voting maps. 

A federal appeals court sets back voting rights for hundreds of thousands of Florida voters. 

CLC launched "DemocracyU: A Toolkit for Action in Your Community" to help policymakers and concerned citizens learn more about solutions to the biggest threats to our democracy.

Congress must act now to ensure that voters of color can have their voices heard amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

By making D.C. the 51st state, Congress can give its citizens the same rights and voice in government as the other 50 states. 

Kentucky's primary was a mixed bag that showed why Kentucky and other states must do more to ensure that voting is safe and convenient. 

On Juneteenth, which commemorates the freeing of former slaves in Texas over two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, we take a look at the ongoing legacy of voter suppression affecting Black voters in the United States.

Michigan's voters should have the choice to vote absentee amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Although I am 49-years old, a veteran that served four years in the military, and have been living in Mobile for 32-years, I had my voting rights taken away from me.

My home state of Alabama, where I’ve lived since 1967, took away my voting rights for owing them four dollars.

A federal court has blocked a Florida law that would have denied hundreds of thousands of voters -- particularly voters of color -- the ability to participate in the 2020 election.