Big win over GOP gerrymandering in North Carolina

Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court barred the federal courthouse doors to partisan political gerrymandering claims. SCOTUS Watch: partisan gerrymandering is ‘non-justiciable,’ and Census case is remanded to Commerce Dept.: In a 5-4 decision by Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the conservative majority holds that partisan gerrymandering … Read more

Boris Johnson’s really bad day on Tuesday will continue today (Updated)

Boris Johnson’s hard-right Brexiter’s “coup” of the British government appears to be falling apart as Conservative members of his own party are standing up to oppose his reckless leadership. (Can anyone even imagine the sniveling cowards in the Republican Party in Congress standing up to the reckless leadership of Donald Trump this way?) Boris Johnson lost … Read more

Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes wants to Finish the Work He has Started

Adrian Fontes has worked hard to bring the voting process for Maricopa County Residents into the Twenty-First Century. During his first term as Maricopa County Recorder, Mr. Fontes and his team have created a more open and transparent Recorder Department. They have also endeavored to speed up the voter check-in process, improve the ballot tabulation … Read more

Public outrage causes Trump administration to pause deportation of medically deferred action status persons

On Tuesday, the New York Times reported, with a misleading headline, Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief: The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would reconsider its decision to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries, an abrupt move last month that generated public … Read more