Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Voting rights advocates are fighting GOP voting laws and winning
Six major court rulings against voter restriction laws were issued in the last two weeks, bringing voting rights front and center just months before the presidential election.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readSix major court rulings against voter restriction laws were issued in the last two weeks, bringing voting rights front and center just months before the presidential election. Republican-majority legislatures passed strict voter laws in recent years, citing voter fraud mostly in states that used to fall under federal supervision when it came to protecting voting rights. But critics insist the laws discriminate against minority voters and give Republican candidates a leg up. Voting rights advocates are fighting back, and winning in states like North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Kansas.
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Ari Berman
voting rights reporter for Mother Jones, author of “Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People ― and the Fight to Resist It”