NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

How state courts – not federal judges – could protect voting rights

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
imageA Texas limit of one ballot drop-off box per county has been challenged in state and federal courts.AP Photo/LM Otero

A jaw-dropping deluge of election-related lawsuits is already working its way through the nation’s courts, but some lawyers are taking a different tack than usual: ignoring federal laws and instead focusing on state...

Read more: How state courts – not federal judges – could protect voting rights

More Articles ...

  1. Estas son ocho maneras como tu vida será afectada si Obamacare desaparece
  2. Health insurers are starting to roll back coverage for telehealth – even though demand is way up due to COVID-19
  3. Viktor Orbán's use and misuse of religion serves as a warning to Western democracies
  4. If a robot is conscious, is it OK to turn it off? The moral implications of building true AIs
  5. Undocumented immigrants may actually make American communities safer – not more dangerous – new study finds
  6. A contested election: 5 essential reads
  7. Wildfires force thousands to evacuate near Los Angeles: Here's how the 2020 Western fire season got so extreme
  8. SNAP benefits cost a total of $85.6B in the 2020 fiscal year amid heightened US poverty and unemployment
  9. Initiatives to close the digital divide must last beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to work
  10. The Conversation and Burroughs Wellcome Fund announce partnership to encourage more diverse expert voices in the media
  11. ¿Harto del COVID-19? Aquí te decimos por qué podrías tener fatiga pandémica
  12. Feeling scared about how your kids can enjoy Halloween this year? Have no fear – healthy snacks are here
  13. Are 50 Cent, Ice Cube and young Black men the supporters who will enable Trump's return to the White House? Not exactly
  14. Chile abolishes its dictatorship-era constitution in groundbreaking vote for a more inclusive democracy
  15. In rural America, resentment over COVID-19 shutdowns is colliding with rising case numbers
  16. Why mixed messaging can erode trust in institutions
  17. The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice
  18. Your dog's nose knows no bounds – and neither does its love for you
  19. Rats help clear minefields in Cambodia – and suspicion of the military
  20. Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump's immigration crackdown
  21. Trump's trade war – what was it good for? Not much
  22. Kids are probably more strategic about swapping Halloween candy and other stuff than you might think
  23. Obstacles to voting: 6 essential reads on the challenges of election 2020
  24. What is originalism? Debunking the myths
  25. COVID-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness
  26. An epidemiologist explains the new CDC guidance on 15 minutes of exposure and what it means for you
  27. Sick of COVID-19? Here's why you might have pandemic fatigue
  28. A second pathway into cells for SARS-CoV-2: New understanding of the neuropilin-1 protein could speed vaccine research
  29. In two political battlegrounds, thousands of mail-in ballots are on the verge of being rejected
  30. Most plastic recycling produces low-value materials – but we've found a way to turn a common plastic into high-value molecules
  31. How to use COVID-19 testing and quarantining to safely travel for the holidays
  32. COVID-19 has shone a light on the millennia-old balance between public and private worship
  33. Do we have to toss Halloween out the window this year, too? Public health experts give some guidelines
  34. An expert in nonverbal communication watched the Trump-Biden debate with the sound turned down – here's what he saw
  35. Dios puede ser herido, pero no como afirma Trump, según los teólogos
  36. Election 2020: 89 articles to teach you about how American elections really work
  37. Pope Francis' support for civil unions is a call to justice – and nothing new
  38. How to track your mail-in ballot
  39. Mail delays, the election and the future of the US Postal Service: 5 questions answered
  40. 1968's presidential election looks a lot like today's – but it was very different
  41. What the rise of digital handouts on Venmo and Cash App says about our fraying social safety net
  42. Disputes over when life begins may block cutting-edge reproductive technologies like mitochondrial replacement therapies
  43. P-TECH high school model connects students to college and careers
  44. When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
  45. Writing the Isolation Rag – a composer reflects on his experience making music during a pandemic
  46. Designing batteries for easier recycling could avert a looming e-waste crisis
  47. A tiny circular racetrack for light can rapidly detect single molecules
  48. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma may settle legal claims with a new 'public trust' that would still be dedicated to profit
  49. Why the FDA is warning pregnant women not to use over-the-counter pain relievers
  50. Turbulent environment set the stage for leaps in human evolution and technology 320,000 years ago