Republican Governors

Supreme Court Makes ACA Medicaid Expansion Optional, Enabling State Obstruction

2012-06-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius that the Affordable Care Act’s mandatory Medicaid expansion was unconstitutionally coercive, making it optional for states. While Chief Justice John Roberts upheld the individual mandate as a valid …

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Felon Disenfranchisement Expansion: States Tighten Voting Bans as Prison Population Explodes

1997-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Throughout the 1990s, as the prison population exploded due to War on Drugs policies and “tough on crime” legislation, states expanded and entrenched felon disenfranchisement laws, creating a new form of mass voter exclusion that disproportionately impacted Black and Latino communities. …

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National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter): Expands Registration Access Despite Republican Opposition and Implementation Resistance

1993-05-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Clinton signed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), known as “Motor Voter,” requiring states to offer voter registration when citizens apply for driver’s licenses, at public assistance offices, and through mail-in registration. The law aimed to reverse decades of …

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