By Jeanmarie Evelly/City Limits
A patchwork of agencies, stakeholders and community groups help provide language-specific educational materials and translation services around city elections, what experts say is essential to making sure residents aren’t locked out of the democratic process.
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By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang/PBS NewsHour
Three days before the inauguration of President Trump, Nada Al-Hanooti’s mother, who was born in a Syrian refugee camp and speaks very little English, was able to take and pass the U.S. citizenship test. Although she was able to naturalize in Arabic, when it cam
As It Happens with Nil Köksal, Chris Howden: Rhetorical Questions
Interview with Bethany Li begins at 50:25
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases concerning affirmative action in post-secondary schools, now known more commonly as race-conscious admissions. In one of those cases, conser
By Ariane de Vogue/CNN
The conservative Supreme Court will meet Monday to consider whether colleges and universities can continue to take race into consideration as a factor in admissions, a case that could diminish the number of Black and Hispanic students in higher education.
Hanging in the bala
The Capitol Pressroom · Green amendment to be tested in court
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David Lombardo (DL): In 2021, New Yorkers overwhelmingly approved adding language to the state budget that guaranteed clean air, clean water, and a healthful environment. And while the amendment took effect at the start of 2
By Carrie Brooker/Legal Current
As Thomson Reuters honors National Pro Bono Week, Legal Current catches up with Helen Respass, senior legal editor, Law Department Service, Practical Law. We discussed her role as co-chair of the Thomson Reuters Global Pro Bono Program, what sparked her passion for p
By Gabriele Holtermann/amNewYork
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) held a press conference on Oct. 21 detailing a lawsuit they filed against the city and developers of the Two Bridges Project on behalf of City Councilmember Christopher Marte (D-Manhattan), the Coalition t
Residents say they fear more pollution in an area that was hit hard by 9/11 and COVID-19 and are demanding a new environmental assessment that factors in the pandemic.
By Stephon Johnson, with additional reporting by Samantha Maldonado
As construction is slated to begin on three towers in the Two
On this special episode, protecting communities of color as district lines change. A battle for the soul of the Chinese community as they seek political power. CUNY clears up confusion about new districts. The twisted history of the science behind map manipulation. Then, what the average person know
By Sydney Smith Forquer and Ashling A. Ehrhardt - On Oct. 31, the court will hear two cases challenging affirmative action in university admissions: Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, notably brought by the
By Andrew Schneider - A federal court in Austin will soon hear a lawsuit charging Texas with discriminating against minority voters in last year’s redistricting process. . .
A coalition of civil rights organizations makes up the plaintiffs’ legal team, among them the ACLU Foundation of Texas, the S
By Dakota Antelman/Patch
MALDEN, MA — The city of Malden has committed to implementing a series of voter accessibility measures under a memorandum of understanding that it finalized last week with organizations advocating for the local Chinese-speaking community.
Announced by the Asian American Le
By Jessica Montoya Coggins/Texas Signal
Voting rights advocates have seen few wins in Texas, especially since the Republican legislature passed the sweeping voter suppression bill known as Senate Bill 1. However, recently, there was one ruling that struck down at least a portion of SB 1, which impe
By Taylor Goldenstein/Houston Chronicle
Texans who assist voters with disabilities or those with limited English to fill out their ballots will no longer face felony charges if they go beyond simply helping the person mark or read them.
The provisions were part of the controversial elections bill
By Ashley Lopez/NPR
Parts of a 2021 Texas voting law that cracked down on assistance for voters with limited English skills and voters with disabilities can no longer be enforced.
A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling last month striking down provisions in Texas’ new law, known as Senate Bill 1
Advocates say Texas’ SB1 voting law made it hard for some voters to obtain the kinds of assistance they need from family or other chosen assisters. The state declined to appeal the court’s permanent injunction in the case.
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By Shelly Brisbin and Yvonne Marquez/KUT
Voters with limited E
By Corey Williams/AP
DETROIT (AP) — Decades before Chinese immigrant Yao Pan Ma was attacked while collecting cans in New York and Thai American Vicha Ratanapakdee was fatally assaulted in San Francisco, Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Detroit by two white men who never serv
By Kyle Lawson/Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— As it stands, 800,000 New York City residents who are not U.S. citizens, but authorized to live and work in the U.S., will be allowed to vote in next year’s municipal elections.
On Tuesday, proceedings surrounding a lawsuit filed by New Yor
Just 7 out of the 233 anti-Asian attacks during 2021 resulted in a guilty plea to a hate crime, the Asian American Bar Association of New York report showed.
By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Only 3 percent of anti-Asian attacks in New York City resulted in a hate crime conviction, according to a report relea
Some legislators and groups called the new districts unconstitutional in submitted testimony. It’s unclear how their feedback will affect the final lines.
By Rebecca C. Lewis
When the court-appointed redistricting expert released his draft lines on Monday, he threw New York’s political world into
