American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

How Do VP Candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance Compare on Democracy Issues?

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

The choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Trump’s pick of Senator J.D. Vance raises a question for pro-democracy voters. How do the VP candidates stand on democracy issues?

ARIZONA: Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Cooperating in Fake Elector Investigation; Fearing Violence, Schools Opt Out as Polling Places

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024

Trump election lawyer Jenna Ellis made a cooperation deal in Arizona’s fake elector investigation, while Arizona election officials scramble to find polling places after school districts, fearing election violence, opt out.

American Bar Association’s ‘Task Force for American Democracy’ Urges Members to Take Larger Community Role to Protect Election System

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

Citing imminent threats to our election system, the American Bar Association’s Task Force for American Democracy released a report recommending ways legal professionals can take a larger community role to restore public confidence in our democratic republic.

Federal Appeals Court Says a Galveston,Texas Coalition of Black and Latinx Voters Doesn’t Qualify as a Majority Minority Voting District

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024

Black & Latinx voters sued Galveston County, TX in 2022 over racially gerrymandered voting maps intended to dilute the power of minority voters. The lower court judge in the case called the maps “mean-spirited” and “egregious,” but an appeals court just blocked minority coalitions from bringing such challenges.

The End of One South Carolina Gerrymandering Lawsuit and the Beginning of Another, as the Fight for Fair Maps Continues

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a racially gerrymandered South Carolina Congressional district and made future racial gerrymandering cases more difficult. July 29th, pro-voter groups filed a state suit, claiming the gerrymander violated the state constitutional provision to an “equal right to elect officers.”