Ari Berman
Author: Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America Writer: Speaking: [email protected]
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When it helps Trump, the Supreme Court suddenly cares a lot about the Voting Rights Act
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At least when the Trump administration is relying on it.
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Ari Berman John Roberts wrote majority opinion in 2013 gutting Voting Rights Act. Today he suggested census citizenship question necessary to...enforce VRA. The bad faith arguments for rigging democracy in GOP's favor are just astonishing 23h
Is the Supreme Court about to shift power to Republicans for the next decade?
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The Trump administration's census citizenship question comes before the court on Tuesday.
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Ari Berman Trump could rig American politics for next decade if SCOTUS upholds citizenship question on 2020 census. Would be as devastating to democracy as anything in Mueller report. Pay attention to oral arguments Tuesday 49h
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Ari Berman Trump could rig American politics for next decade if SCOTUS upholds citizenship question on 2020 census. I’ll be covering oral arguments today in one of most important cases for democracy in decades 28h
‎Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes: The Ghosts of a Dirty War with Patrick Radden Keefe on Apple Podcasts
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‎Show Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes, Ep The Ghosts of a Dirty War with Patrick Radden Keefe - 16 Apr 2019
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Ari Berman Just got back from Belfast (such a fascinating place), loved Say Nothing by & highly recommend this pod with 7d
This race you haven't heard of could determine Wisconsin's political course for a decade
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The GOP-backed candidate has alienated some Republican allies with his extreme anti-LGBT stances.
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Ari Berman Very important election today for Wisconsin Supreme Court GOP candidate defended Scott Walker's attacks on unions & voting rights, called Planned Parenthood "wicked organization" NAACP "disgrace to America" & founded Christian school banning LGBT ppl 22d
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Ari Berman Extreme right wing judge Brian Hagedorn's 6,000 vote lead in WI Supreme Court race should be wake up call for Dems. If they obsess over prez election & ignore down ballot races, 2020 could be repeat of 2010 & Rs will control next decade of redistricting 21d
AP sources: Trump considers adding 'immigration czar'
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering hiring a "border" or "immigration czar" to coordinate the president's policies across various federal agencies. That's according to...
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Ari Berman Trump considering Kris Kobach for "immigration czar." His record: -Lied about 3 million voting illegally -Bogus voter fraud commission shut down -Proof of citizenship law in KS & anti-immigration laws across struck down -Held in contempt of court 23d
Is the Supreme Court about to green-light extreme partisan gerrymandering?
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The conservative justices are hearing two cases that could make gerrymandering much worse in 2021.
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Ari Berman If SCOTUS legalizes extreme partisan gerrymandering before next round of redistricting that will have as devastating an impact on democracy as anything in Mueller report. Pay attention to NC/MD cases this week 30d
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Ari Berman Two huge gerrymandering cases at Supreme Court today. If court upholds extreme partisan gerrymandering that will allow Republicans to rig elections for next decade. Pay attention to this 29d
Big ruling: Wisconsin Republicans acted illegally by stripping the incoming governor of power
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The special session convened by the Republican-controlled legislature broke the law.
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Ari Berman Huge news: Wisconsin judge ruled today GOP's lame duck session stripping power from Democratic governor was illegal & blocked brazen power grab 34d
The trial over the census citizenship question just kicked off after a revelation that the Trump administration lied
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The decision to add the question had nothing to do with enforcing the Voting Rights Act.
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Ari Berman And Wilbur Ross absurdly claimed census citizenship question needed to enforce Voting Rights Act when even top Trump DOJ official admitted "not necessary." Trump admin hasn't filed single lawsuit to enforce VRA 41d
The House just passed the biggest democracy reform bill in a generation
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The Democratic measure would expand voting rights and crack down on gerrymandering and dark money.
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Ari Berman Breaking: House passes HR1, most important democracy reform bill in a generation. It includes: -Automatic voter registration -Nationwide early voting -Public financing of elections -End to Congressional gerrymandering -Release of POTUS tax returns 47d
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Ari Berman House Dems passed most important democracy reform bill in a generation today but it got fraction of attention of 's tweets 47d
Illegal Voting Gets Texas Woman 8 Years in Prison, and Certain Deportation
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Rosa Maria Ortega, a permanent resident, voted illegally in 2012 and 2014. Her punishment was strikingly harsh for an offense that usually merits far less jail time, if any.
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Ari Berman Hispanic woman in Texas with green card got 8 years in prison for voting when she didn't realize she was ineligible, twice the sentence of Paul Manafort 48d
A second federal court just struck down the 2020 census citizenship question
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A court said the question “threatens the very foundation of our democratic system”
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Ari Berman Federal judge ruled today Trump admin's citizenship question on 2020 census "threatens the very foundation of our democratic system." 2nd major court decision striking down Trump's attempt to rig 2020 census 49d
House Democrats just launched an investigation into voter suppression in Georgia
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The House oversight committee is requesting documents from Gov. Brian Kemp.
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Ari Berman House Oversight Dems launch major new investigation into voter suppression in Georgia & request extensive docs from Brian Kemp. This is BFD & could yield significant new evidence of suppression 49d
Texas Republicans Are Lying About Voter Fraud to Justify a Massive, Racist Voter Purge
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The situation in Texas is a mess. But it is a dangerous mess.
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Ari Berman Texas Republicans "are taking a page from Kris Kobach’s playbook of shock and awe: Toss out a wildly inflated claim of non-citizen voting, then use the ensuing panic to justify mass disenfranchisement." Must-read 78d
Mitch McConnell admits that Republicans lose when more people vote
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He calls making Election Day a national holiday a "power grab" by Democrats.
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Ari Berman Very telling that Mitch McConnell, who's devoted his career to subverting democracy, is leading opposition to Dems democracy reform bill. He's admitting Republicans lose when more people vote 84d
The law that just passed in New York is a huge win for voting rights.
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The state had some of the worst voting laws in the country. It's about to have some of the best.
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Ari Berman . just signed major voting rights bill that includes: -Early voting -Pre-registration for 16 & 17 year olds -Consolidating state & federal primaries -Closing big money loophole Huge for democracy in NY 90d
A federal court just blocked Wisconsin Republicans’ attacks on early voting
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During the lame-duck session, the party passed controversial measures to make it harder to vote.
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Ari Berman Federal court blocks Wisconsin GOP lame duck bill cutting early voting & making it harder to vote. "This is not a close question," judge writes of brazen attack on democracy 97d
New York has some of the worst voting laws in the country. That's about to change.
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The state Legislature is set to pass a sweeping reform package to make it easier to vote.
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Ari Berman NY voting on big election reform bill today. It includes: -Early voting -Pre-registration for 16 & 17 year olds -Consolidating state & federal primaries -Constitutional amendments for Election Day registration, vote by mail This is huge for democracy 100d
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Ari Berman Breaking: NY just passed big voting rights bill. It includes: -Early voting -Pre-registration for 16 & 17 year olds -Consolidating state & federal primaries -Constitutional amendments for Election Day registration & vote by mail Huge for democracy 100d
Florida just implemented one of the largest expansions of new voters since the Voting Rights Act
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Ex-felons in Florida can finally register to vote.
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Ari Berman Instead of endless border hysteria wish we could be focusing on historic day in Florida where previously disenfranchised voters registered to vote for first time. This is what democracy should look like 106d
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Ari Berman Florida’s Jim Crow era felon disenfranchisement law blocked 1 in 10 from voting, including 1 in 5 African Americans Over 1 million now eligible to register starting today. Could be largest enfranchisement of new voters since Voting Rights Act 106d
Democrats' first order of business: making it easier to vote and harder to buy elections.
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House Democrats introduced their first bill on Friday and made clear where their priorities lay.
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Ari Berman House Dems first bill introduced today includes: -Automatic voter registration -Nationwide early voting -Public financing of elections -End to Congressional gerrymandering -Release of presidential tax returns This is huge for democracy 110d
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Ari Berman House Dems first bill also includes: Nationwide Election Day registration Restores voting rights to ex-felons Stops voter purging Paper ballots for states Disclosure of dark $ donors This is most important democracy reform bill since Watergate 110d
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Ari Berman House Dems holding 1st hearing today on huge democracy reform bill that includes: -Automatic voter registration -Nationwide early voting -Public financing of elections -End to Congressional gerrymandering -Release of presidential tax returns 85d
Voter ID: NC House overrides veto | News & Observer
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The NC House voted to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of voter ID, the final step in enacting the law. North Carolina voters will be asked to show photo ID next year, barring intervention by a court.
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Ari Berman NC GOP overrides Dem gov's veto of new voter ID law. GOP leg passed in lame duck before they lose supermajority Law targets voter impersonation, which is practically non-existent, while doing little to stop massive election fraud committed by GOP in NC9 126d