democracy

25 de febrero de 2022

El Presidente Biden anunció hoy que la jueza Ketanji Brown Jackson es su nominada a la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos. Una vez confirmada, la jueza Jackson ocupará la vacante del magistrado Stephen Breyer cuando se retire al final de este ciclo judicial.

February 24, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Once confirmed, Judge Jackson will fill Justice Breyer’s seat when he retires at the end of this term.

26 de enero de 2022

Hoy se anunció que el magistrado de la Corte Suprema Stephen Breyer se retirará al final de este mandato en junio.

January 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, news broke that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer intends to retire at the end of the Court’s term in June. Breyer has served on the high court for 27 years, consistently recognizing the government’s obligation under the law to protect public health and the environment, protecting the public’s right to access the courts to hold government and industries accountable, and clearly distinguishing between facts and politics. The nominee to fill Justice Breyer’s seat must be fair-minded, highly qualified, and embody those same qualities.

19 de enero de 2022

Anoche, los senadores republicanos usaron la norma filibustera, una reliquia de la Era Jim Crown de supresión del voto, para bloquear la votación sobre Libertad para Votar: La Ley John Lewis.

January 19, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- Late yesterday evening, Republican Senators employed the filibuster, a Jim Crow-era tool, to again block a vote on the Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Following this vote, Leader Schumer held a vote to slightly change the rules of the filibuster to allow a final vote on the bill. This vote failed when Senators Sinema and Manchin sided with Republican obstruction over protecting our right to vote and our democracy.

19 de enero de 2022

El Senado por primera vez ha empezado a debatir sobre la Ley de Libertad para Votar y la Ley John Lewis para el Avance de los Derechos del Votante resumidas en un único proyecto de ley llamado Libertad para Votar: la Ley John R Lewis.

January 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Senate began debate on the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act for the first time, now a combined bill named the Freedom To Vote: John R Lewis Act. Leader Schumer has signaled that he will hold a vote on changing the filibuster if Republicans obstruct consideration of the House package, and Senators will publicly cast their vote to either uphold the racist filibuster or protect the fundamental freedom to vote for every American.

January 13, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Days after President Biden endorsed Senate rules reform to protect our right to vote, leading environmental organizations are reiterating the call for the Senate to ensure final passage of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act by reforming the filibuster to overcome Republican obstruction.

11 de enero de 2022

Esta tarde, durante un discurso en el distrito electoral del fallecido congresista John Lewis, el Presidente Biden y la Vicepresidenta Harris urgieron al Senado a cambiar las reglas del Senado para aprobar la Ley de Libertad para Votar y la Ley John Lewis de Avance de los Derechos del Votante (VRAA).

January 11, 2022

ATLANTA -- This afternoon, during a speech in the late Congressman John Lewis’ district, President Biden and Vice President Harris called on the Senate to change the Senate rules to pass the Freedom To Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. This marks the first time President Biden has publicly called on the Senate to change the Jim Crow filibuster.

6 de enero de 2022

Hoy, mientras el país conmemora el aniversario del violento ataque contra el Capitolio Federal, el Sierra Club de nuevo urge al Senado a proteger y reforzar la democracia aprobando la Ley de Libertad para Votar, la Ley John Lewis de Avance de los Derechos del Votante (VRAA) y la Ley de Protección de la Democracia Estadounidense.