A law expanding voting rights restoration in Nebraska was set to go into effect on July 19, before the state's Attorney General declared it unconstitutional. Voting rights groups sued, and the state's top court just ruled in their favor:

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Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters - Bolts

Tens of thousands of Nebraskans who’d been blocked for months from registering to vote regained ballot access on Wednesday, though with little ti...

Local prosecutors and sheriffs hold tremendous influence over prison terms, jails conditions, and immigration enforcement. Bolts is watching these 33 races where these issues are central this November.

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The 33 Prosecutor and Sheriff Elections that Matter to Criminal Justice in November - Bolts

These offices have wide powers over the scope of incarceration and the conditions of detention, issues that are on the ballot from Tampa and Savann...