Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 08/09/2026The National Guard in DC is out here creating problems that didn’t have to happen. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comNational Guardsman Charged With Pointing Gun at Another Soldier on D.C. Patrol (Gift Article)The office of Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, charged Zion Mitchell with two felonies. 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 08/09/2026We will continue to flank grassroots groups on the ground to ensure free, fair and accessible elections. 022
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 03/09/2026Are we suprised? When you take an already depraved agency and then lower the standards, you just invite the worst people imaginable to have access to unfettered powers and abuse at the expense of our communities. #AbolishICE www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...nytimes.comICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says (Gift Article)An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge. 032
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 27/08/2026The Trump regime has called all out war on DC youth. They fear the power of young Black and brown people and it's showing. wapo.st/4cfL8ISwapo.stPirro’s special grand jury probing D.C. schools, city oversight of youthThe unusual investigation appears to have a broad scope. Prosecutors have contacted D.C. Public Schools personnel to question them about truancy and graduation rates. 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 28/07/2026Join @advancementproject.org and friends this Thursday as we discuss all things dissent! Register today. 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 14/07/2026What happens when communities refuse to accept school closures as inevitable? Pittsburgh families are showing us. ✊🏾 Neighborhood schools are worth fighting for. Read how @advancementproject.org is fighting back with @412justice.org! advancementproject.org/perspective/...advancementproject.orgThe People vs. School Closures: Pittsburgh - Advancement Project 011
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 13/07/2026More lies and deceptions to come. Our communities have become more unsafe with ICE and federal law enforcement in our streets. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...nytimes.comAuthorities Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford, Maine (Gift Article)The killing occurred in Biddeford, about 20 miles south of Portland. The Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement nationally in recent weeks. 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 09/07/2026Justice Jackson wrote a 20-page concurrence in the recent birthright citizenship case that eloquently defends the history of the 14th amendment and shames those justices who try to erase that history. Over 150 years later, it still stands. 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 08/07/2026Lives lost. Families torn apart and neighborhoods continue to be terrorized. We will continue to protest, organize, mobilize, and defend our neighbors in the face of authoritarianism and white supremacy. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...nytimes.comWhat We Know About Immigration Officers Shooting at People in Vehicles 030
Reposted by Carmen DaughertyFree DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Democratic governors have been told their National Guard members are in DC to support the non-partisan "America 250" celebrations. But instead, the Guard is being used to patrol residential neighborhoods nowhere near federal properties. 🧵 27438
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 30/06/2026SCOTUS ruled 6–3 in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amend protects birthright citizenship. A president cannot end it by executive order. Jus. Jackson's concurrence is worth the read as she essentially schools Jus. Thomas on the history of the 14th Amend. advancementproject.org/news/supreme...advancementproject.orgSupreme Court Affirms Birthright Citizenship in Historic Ruling - Advancement Project 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 29/06/2026Today's SCOTUS decision is a victory for voters and for democracy. A ballot cast on time should count. Full stop. The fight for a multiracial democracy continues, but today is worth celebrating. 🗳️ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Upholds Mississippi Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballot Law 020
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 04/06/2026Victory in Virginia! 🎉 For years, election officials rejected student voter registration applications over missing details like a dorm room number. Today, a federal judge put a stop to those rejections. Democracy works best when eligible voters can register and cast a ballot without barriers. 030
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 04/06/2026@erin.advancementproject.org tells us how @washingtonpost.com gets the story wrong on DC's occupation. 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 03/06/2026Read @advancementproject.org analysis of this post-Callais moment. advancementproject.org/perspective/...advancementproject.orgHow The Louisiana v. Callais Ruling Will Impact Black Communities 020
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 03/06/2026The Supreme Court just gave Alabama the green light to erase a majority-Black congressional district again.The fight for free, fair, and accessible elections is not abstract. It is about whether Black communities can choose leaders who represent us. Vigilance + movement building at every level now. 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 29/05/2026Cause Flock cameras ARE trash so this seems appropriate. Flock cameras perpetuate police violence, surveillance and are riddled with security breaches. The amount of money communities spend on these weapons of mass surveillance could be used to actually serve the communities. 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 28/05/2026The repeated abuse, harm& neglect in these TX schools didn't have to happen. School police continue to show us who they are by abusing young people and sucking up precious resources for communities. #PoliceFreeSchools interactive-server.newsdev.nytimes.com/share/36804c...interactive-server.newsdev.nytimes.comTexas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered StudentsSchool officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, our investigation shows. 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 22/05/2026We must demand an end to the crises-inducing policing, and end a decade of community suffering support by DC Mayor Bowser. Learn where we have won and the work left to do in DC and beyond. Hear from @advancementproject.org and @factsandfire.bsky.social below. advancementproject.org/perspectives/advancementproject.orgPerspectives - Advancement Project 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 21/05/2026More of this, please. When we see our communities being targeted, we rise up. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/b...chicagotribune.comJudge tells ‘Broadview Six’ defendants ‘Congratulations’ and dismisses conspiracy countA federal judge on Thursday dismissed the felony conspiracy count against the remaining defendants in the “Broadview Six” case, further winnowing a politically charged prosecution that is now down to ... 010
Reposted by Carmen DaughertyAdvancement Project @advancementproject.org · 15/05/2026The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us this Saturday in Montgomery to fight for our multiracial democracy. #DayOfAction #VotingRightsallroadsleadtothesouth.comAll Roads Lead to the South — National Day of Action for Voting RightsThe voting rights they marched for are being stripped away right now. We're going back. Are you coming? 012
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 14/05/2026Yesterday, @advancementproject.org and the NAACP filed an amicus brief standing with the millions of Virginians whose votes are at risk of being erased after the VA Supreme Court nullified the April redistricting referendum. Read the full press release here: advancementproject.org/news/naacp-a...advancementproject.orgNAACP & Advancement Project File Brief in Support of Virginians after State Supreme Court Nullifies Redistricting Referendum - Advancement Project 020
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 11/05/2026The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us. #DayOfAction #VotingRights 020
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 06/05/2026A Black female federal judge ruled on the facts she was given while federal officials allegedly withheld key evidence. Then got smeared as “activist” for the result they engineered. You can’t sabotage due process and then attack the judge. We won’t be silenced. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...nytimes.comJudge Refers Justice Dept. Lawyer for Possible Discipline, Calling Out ‘Lack of Candor’ 020
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 04/05/2026It's all part of the white nationalist playbook. Erase our history, erase or vote, erase us. But we remain resilient, loud, and powerful and continue to fight. @advancementproject.org was build for this moment. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.com‘We are ON IT!’: Trump DOJ vows to weaponize Supreme Court ruling against minority votersVoting rights advocates have warned that districts designed to comply with the Voting Rights Act — including majority-Black and Latino districts — could now be challenged as unconstitutional. 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 29/04/20263/Weaking it now is a green light for modern voter suppression dressed up as “neutral policy.” Solutions: pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, build stronger state-level Voting Rights Acts, and organize hard for the midterms. Courts matter, but people power decides whether democracy survives. 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 29/04/20262/ Section 2 has been one of the last remaining tools to challenge racial discrimination in voting after Shelby. It allowed communities to prove when maps unfairly weaken Black political power, even without explicit racist intent. 110
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 29/04/20261/ The Callais decision is more than a court ruling it’s an assault on the hard won power of Black voters. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was born from generations of Black struggle against systems designed to dilute our votes and silence our communities. 113
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 22/04/2026@advancementproject.org is talking about local power and the barriers to achieve it, including state abusive preemption. Take a look below to learn more than you ever knew about preemption and sign up for our blog to get new perspectives on issues that matter to communities of color. 010
Reposted by Carmen DaughertyAdvancement Project @advancementproject.org · 20/04/2026Victory! Virginia agreed to stop its illegal voter purge program that disproportionately impacted naturalized citizens on the eve of the 2024 federal election. This agreement marks an important step forward that protects Virginia voters seeking to vote in upcoming elections.advancementproject.orgVictory: Virginia Ends Illegal Voter Purge Program - Advancement Project 122
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 17/04/2026We must continue document these acts because we will continue to demand a reckoning and accountability for all involved. #AbolishICE www.propublica.org/article/caug...propublica.orgA Protester Threw a Snowball. Federal Agents Responded With Tear Gas and Pepper Balls.A new investigation from ProPublica and FRONTLINE examines federal agents’ response to protesters and bystanders at the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps. “We see, just, use of excessive force... 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 15/04/2026“This is an issue of local control and accountability,” he said Tuesday. “When residents show up to their own local meetings and demand their tax dollars stay focused on local priorities, they win.” We must show up and push to end these agreements. #AbolishICE www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...inquirer.comMore Pennsylvania police agencies are signing up to help ICE enforce immigration lawsNationally, these types of alliances have helped produce 19,918 arrests since Trump was inaugurated in January 2025. 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 13/04/2026Abolish ICE. There is no other way to stop these types of harms, harrasment and death. apnews.com/article/minn...apnews.comMinnesota authorities investigate arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnappingA Minnesota county is investigating the arrest by federal officers of a Hmong American man as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment. 021
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 09/04/2026Join @advancementproject.org as we re-launch our blog! And we're not like a regular blog, we're a cool blog. IYKYK 021
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 01/04/2026End/The attempts to go back to pre-civil war rhetoric, repression and racism will not stand today and I support the brave communities in court today who are fighting for a multiracial democracy rooted in humanity and dignity for all www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resourc...asianlawcaucus.orgLegal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright CitizenshipAttorneys challenging President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order restricting birthright citizenship filed their Supreme Court merits brief. The court will hear arguments on April 1. 021
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 01/04/20263/ As we reflect upon the 250th anniversary of this country and great democratic experiment, it is clear that this administration will continue to do anything to strip Black and brown folk of our constitutional rights and dignity, including the right to be called Americans. 120
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 01/04/20262/Reinterpreting or weakening this amendment threatens to erode the legal foundations of equal citizenship for Black Americans. This is black history. www.nilc.org/articles/bir...nilc.orgBirthright Citizenship is Part of Black HistoryTrump’s attacks on birthright citizenship are an assault on one of the most important legal safeguards Black Americans have ever won. 120
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 01/04/20261/Today, SCOTUS will hear arguments in Trump v. Barbara challenging birthright citizenship. Let’s be clear, this case is more than just about immigration. The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 specifically to nullify the Dred Scot decision, which denied citizenship to people of African descent. 132
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 17/03/2026The SAVE Act will disenfranchise Black, brown, low income, and female voters. 21 million of us can't easily access our citizenship documents and 69 million married women who have taken their spouse's name do not have a birth certificate that matches their legal name. 01010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 11/03/2026Roughly 1,700 transgender Kansans have had their driver’s licenses invalidated. This move strips essential freedoms, jeopardizes safety and livelihoods, and compounds the pain already felt by residents targeted solely for who they are. #TransRights #CivilRights www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comKansas revoked 1,700 transgender drivers' licenses. Some are leaving the state.The state's move to retroactively cancel licenses and birth certificates is part of a nationwide escalation of restrictions on the legal recognition of transgender people. 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 09/03/2026Billionaires now account for nearly one-fifth of all federal campaign cash thanks to SCOTUS. That kind of concentrated wealth doesn’t just distort policy, it bankrolls voter suppression and racialized attacks on participation. Organize. Mobilize. Protect the vote. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...nytimes.com4 Things Billionaires Are Doing With Their Money to Influence Elections 010
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 04/03/2026Communities are shutting down ICE’s attempt to warehouse immigrants in massive detention facilities and we're winning. This is what movement defense looks like: organized people, accountable local power, and a refusal to let our neighbors be disappeared into cages. www.vera.org/news/a-bluep...vera.orgA Blueprint for Resistance: How Residents and Local Governments Are…U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons has stated his horrific goal of building a deportation system that treats people… 000
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 27/02/2026Last/ This is not a drill. It's a full attack on our right to vote and we cannot normalize this. Protect state and local election authority. Organize, speak out, and be ready to challenge this in the courts and in the streets. Keep watching. 001
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 27/02/20263/ If implemented, this plan could let the federal government ban mail-in ballots, oversee or replace voting machines, and impose national rules on state–run elections, something the Constitution does not allow. 100
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 27/02/20262/The draft claims China interfered in the 2020 election, a claim not backed by the intelligence community, as the basis to justify sweeping federal authority to change how elections are run. 100
Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 27/02/2026Pro-Trump administration activists are circulating a draft executive order that would declare a national emergency over U.S. elections and give the president extraordinary control over how Americans vote. It’s being framed as “election security,” wapo.st/400tpi8wapo.stTrump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergencyActivists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting. 211