A 48-hour civil-rights dispatch: a federal arson charge in Senatobia, Mississippi, a judge’s limits on DOJ poll monitors on Election Day, and the Supreme Court’s rejection of a DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots.
Tag: voting rights
Civil Rights Sep 12, 2026Hochul Pressed to Sign Poll Time Extender Before Midterms
New York voting groups press Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign an automatic poll-time extension bill; a North Carolina court race and a Hamilton hate-crime case.
Civil Rights Sep 9, 2026SAVE Database Fight Reaches Supreme Court as Hate-Crime Cases Mount
DOJ asks SCOTUS to unblock SAVE voter citizenship checks; Manhattan DA indicts UWS stabber as hate crime; Utah teen charged with stalking.
Breaking News Sep 5, 2026Judge Blocks USPS Mail-Voting Rule as Ballots Go Out
Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking USPS mail-in voting rule over likely disenfranchisement ahead of November midterms.
Civil Rights Sep 4, 2026ICE Agent Charged with Lying in Nonfatal Minneapolis Shooting
ICE agent federally charged after Minneapolis shooting. Also: citizenship lists, NDAA fight, transgender-care suits, hate-crime cases.
Breaking News Sep 3, 2026Judge: “I Have Nothing” from USPS That Mail-Vote Portal Will Work
A federal judge pressed a USPS lawyer Thursday over whether a Trump-ordered mail-ballot tracking portal will work as ballots go out Friday.
Civil Rights Sep 3, 2026ICE’s $17M Shock Gloves Spur Alarm; Florida SAVE Act Faces Suit
ICE’s $17M electric-shock glove contract alarms experts; Florida’s SAVE Act faces a federal suit as California, immigrant groups, and Oregon sue.
Civil Rights Sep 1, 2026Appeals Court: S.C. Absentee Law May Discriminate; New Mexico Sues CBP
Appeals court says S.C. absentee law may discriminate by age; New Mexico sues CBP over border wells; Wyoming dam plans hit by drought suits.