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Civil rights groups sue Trump over executive order requiring citizenship proof in registering to vote

A group of civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Law.com · 1d

President Trump Sued Over Voting Rights Executive Order

The groups are suing Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Their lawsuit seeks to block the executive order's allegedly harmful provisions from taking effect. It follows similar litigation by the Democratic Party, which also filed a federal lawsuit against Trump over his executive order.

Jefferson Public Radio · 6d

Under Trump, the Justice Department is stepping away from some voting rights cases

Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department has stepped away from some voting rights lawsuits, leaving behind a gap in enforcement of protections against racial discrimination in elections.

Cory Booker, United States Senate and Civil Rights

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NBC News on MSN · 10h

Booker's Senate record broke Thurmond's plea to 'go down fighting' against voting rights

Booker broke the Senate speech record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond who argued for a full day against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which established voting rights protections for Black people.

Oregonian · 13h

Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech recalls Civil Rights Movement

Booker invoked the late Congressman John Lewis and urged Americans to make “good trouble” as Lewis had in opposing Jim Crow laws.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

With a Nod to America's Civil Rights Legacy, Sen. Cory Booker Makes a Mark of His Own

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957

MSNBC · 5h

Lawrence: After Cory Booker's 25-hour Senate speech, the odds don't seem so impossible anymore

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking filibuster put him in the history books and gave other Democrats a voice against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on fundamental rights of all Americans.

Inc · 14h

Cory Booker and the Art of Authentic Communication

Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate Chamber after delivering a record setting floor speech in Washington, DC. Photo: Senator Cory Booker just set a U.S. Senate record by speaking for 25 hours 5 minutes—an act of protest,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Democratic US Senator Booker Takes on Trump in Record-Breaking Speech

Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker accused President Donald Trump of "recklessly" challenging the nation's democratic institutions in a marathon speech that broke a nearly seven-decade record on Tuesday for length.

Los Angeles Times · 1d

Cory Booker sets record for longest continuous speech on the Senate floor

Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Trump’s sweeping actions.

MSNBC · 1d

Senator Cory Booker joins Rachel Maddow to reflect on his historic, record-setting speech

Senator Cory Booker talks with Rachel Maddow about holding the Senate floor for a record-breaking 25 hours and 4 minutes to raise attention to the perils of Donald Trump's agenda and inspire American activism against that agenda as many of his constituents have taken to regular public protests on their own.

Boise State Public Radio · 10h

Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor

Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR's Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech.

9hon MSN

GOP Poised To Confirm Anti-Voting Rights Extremist To Lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division

Harmeet Dhillon, who has been President Donald Trump's legal advisor for years, has also harshly attacked LGBTQ rights and abortion rights.

KERA News9h

Tarrant County judge, commissioner vote against honoring Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta Committee

The committee, dedicated to preserving the civil rights’ leaders' legacies, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Republican Commissioner Matt Krause brought up concerns about Dolores Huerta’s political beliefs.

American Civil Liberties Union9d

Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights

Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans.

As Trump takes aim at election rules, Colorado Democrats view state voting-rights bill as a bulwark

Colorado lawmakers, hoping to enshrine federal voter protections in state law, advanced a bill this week to bar voter discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, and gender identity.