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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Announces the 2020-2021 Andrew Goodman Puffin Democracy Fellows
The Andrew Goodman Foundation proudly announces the second cohort of the Andrew Goodman Puffin Democracy Fellows.
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AGF Applauds the Passage of H.R. 4 by U.S. House of Representatives
The Andrew Goodman Foundation applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4 to restore and modernize the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Files Lawsuit Against the State of Wisconsin for Restricting the Voting Rights of Students
The Andrew Goodman Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court to challenge Wisconsin's voter ID law, which imposes onerous restrictions on the use of student IDs for voting.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Receives $55,000 Grant from The Russell Berrie Foundation for 2020 Census Outreach Effort in Bergen County
An accurate Census count is essential for states to receive the appropriate allocation of federal funds, proportional representation in the House of Representatives, and constitutional representation in the Electoral College, which ultimately determines who becomes president.
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Federal Court Blocks Tennessee Law that Restricts Voter Registration Efforts
David Goodman, president of AGF, said, "We commend U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger on the just decision to halt the implementation of this deceptive and unconstitutional law. It is a blatant attempt to use the law to bully organizations that are engaged in registering voters with the ultimate goal of suppressing the votes of students and communities of color. We hope this decision emboldens more young people to get registered, vote, and be heard."
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Federal Court Blocks Tennessee Law That Restricts Voter Registration Efforts
U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger issues an opinion granting a preliminary injunction which stops the implementation of Tennessee's deceptive and unconstitutional voter registration law.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Statement on U.S. District Court Judge Trauger’s Decision to Grant a Preliminary Injunction Against Tennessee’s Voter Suppression Law Set to Take Effect on October 1st
AGF commends U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger on the just decision to halt the implementation of Tennessee's deceptive and unconstitutional law.
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Federal Court Denies Tennessee Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Voter Registration Law
On Monday, September 9, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger issued a ruling, denying Tennessee's motion to dismiss our lawsuit which challenges the state's restrictive new voter registration law.
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Leading Civil Rights Organizations File a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to Prevent the State of Tennessee from Implementing an Anti-Democratic Voter Suppression Law
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono partner Hogan Lovells US, LLP, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of the Tennessee State Conference of the N.A.A.C.P., Democracy Nashville-Democratic Communities, The Equity Alliance, and The Andrew Goodman Foundation, to prevent the state of Tennessee from implementing a voter suppression law, set to go into effect on October 1, 2019.
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New Report Shows That Expanding Early Voting Sites to College and University Campuses in Florida Substantially Increased Youth Voter Turnout in the 2018 Election
On-Campus Early In-Person Voting in Florida in the 2018 General Election, a new report written by Daniel A. Smith, Ph.D. and issued by The Andrew Goodman Foundation, evaluates the turnout at and impact of 12 early voting locations that were available to voters in Florida during the 2018 election.
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