For Immediate Release Press Contact June 24, 2022 press@justdemocracy.us SCOTUS Decision on Abortion Punctuates Dire Need for Structural Changes to Our Democracy WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, allowing states to deny access to safe and legal abortion. The ruling gives states even more power to determine the …
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For Immediate Release Press Contact February 25, 2022 press@justdemocracy.us Just Democracy Congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson on Historic Supreme Court Nomination and Urges Swift Confirmation WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, President Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia as his nominee to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer on the …
For Immediate Release Press Contact February 8, 2022 press@justdemocracy.us Supreme Court ‘Dilutes the Voting Power’ of Black Alabamians by Pausing Lower Court Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, the Supreme Court paused a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections. The court’s action means the upcoming elections will be …
For Immediate Release Press Contact January 19, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Black and Brown Organizers Speak Out After Failed Senate Voting Rights Vote WASHINGTON, DC- Tonight, Senator Sinema, Senator Manchin, and 50 Senate Republicans failed to support a talking filibuster to advance the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. Chairperson African …
For Immediate Release Press Contact January 6, 2022 press@justdemocracy.us One Year After the January 6 Insurrection, Black- and Brown-Led Coalition Also Honors Organizers Who Delivered Democrats a Victory in Georgia Washington, D.C. — One year ago today, on the morning of January 6, 2020, we celebrated a stunning victory in two Georgia special elections. That …
For Immediate Release Press Contact December 9, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us As Biden Hosts Global Democracy Summit, We Must Remember Our Own Democracy Is In Danger As Biden Hosts Global Democracy Summit, We Must Remember Our Own Democracy Is In Danger Stephany Spaulding: “The right to vote is the backbone of our democracy, and we cannot afford …
For Immediate Release Press Contact November 18, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us As Long as the Filibuster Remains, Gerrymandering Continues Ahead of Midterm Elections ICYMI: NYT reports that new proposed district maps across the country “are more distorted, more disjointed and more gerrymandered than any since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965.” Stephany Spaulding: “Gerrymandering is …
For Immediate Release Press Contact November 3, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Black and Brown-led Democracy Coalition Respond to Filibuster Dishonoring John Lewis’ Legacy Just Democracy: “Voting rights is part of the battle for the soul of this nation and we must stop anti-democratic actors from holding our democracy hostage.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senate Republicans filibustered …
For Immediate Release Press Contact November 3, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Black and Brown Organizers Release Horror Film Trailer Starring Sen. Sinema Amid John Lewis Act Filibuster “The Betrayal” Premiers in Phoenix with Message for Sen. Sinema: “Choose Us Over the Filibuster” Phoenix, AZ — Today, as the Senate prepares to vote on the John Lewis Voting …
For Immediate Release Press Contact October 28, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us ICYMI: Just Democracy Joins Demand Justice and Take Back the Court to Rally for Court Reform Congress Must Expand the Court to Reform Our Broken and Unrepresentative Court System WASHINGTON, D.C. –– On Tuesday and Wednesday, Just Democracy coalition members Stephany Spaulding and Shenika Carter joined …
