Poder Latinx Asks Congress for Climate Investments Following SCOTUS Decides West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
NATIONWIDE - The United States Supreme Court has released its decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, one of the most significant environmental cases presented to SCOTUS. Under a provision of the Clean Air Act, Congress constitutionally authorized the Environmental Protection Agency to issue significant rules - among those the nation’s electric grids and decarbonization - without limits on requirements. With the Court’s decision in WV v. EPA, the scope of the EPA’s authority has been sharply curtailed.
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SCOTUS Reaches Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Effectively Restricting Reproductive Rights
NATIONWIDE - In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade - the case that has protected reproductive rights at the federal level since 1973. In 2022 alone, more than 500 anti-abortion measures have been introduced in 41 states. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, reproductive health laws will be up to the discretion of state legislatures, in which at least 26 states are likely to move to ban abortion, and 36 million women and other people who become pregnant could lose the right to choose.
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Hispanic Faith, Community, and Labor Leaders Launch Ecumenical Campaign “Vote with Faith”
(Kissimmee, Florida) After a bruising 2020 statewide electoral campaign that cost Florida Hispanics political representation in both major parties and at the State and Federal levels, Hispanic leaders in the ecumenical-community-labor coalition, Hablamos Español Florida (HEF) rallied in front of the Office of the Osceola Supervisor of Elections on the first official week of the 2022 election cycle, and called on all political parties, candidates, faith, and community members to heal the community from the politics of division, and launched an ecumenical electoral campaign “Vota con Fe” (Vote with Faith) to bring unity and progress to the Latin American communities in Florida.
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Supreme Court Defies Congress in Ruling Against State of New York
NATIONWIDE - In a 6-3 vote, the United States Supreme Court has released its decision on New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, the first major Second Amendment ruling in over a decade. This decision has struck down a New York State gun-control law requiring citizens to show “proper cause” to obtain a concealed carry permit to carry a gun outside the home.
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Poder Latinx Celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month and Pride with Virtual Art Gallery
NATIONWIDE - Galería de Colores, modeled after Poder Latinx’s 2020 award-winning virtual art gallery, is a project powered by Poder Latinx’s Votar es Poder campaign that was launched in 2020 to mobilize Latinx voters to get to the polls.
The gallery will center the work of local Latina/o/x artists centering social justice for our community in order to empower the Latinx community to use their voice and vote in the 2022 midterm elections. The 2022 Virtual Art Gallery, Galería de Colores will integrate Latinx art, music, and culture for an innovative experience.
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Poder Latinx Announces Return of Virtual Art Gallery
NATIONWIDE - Galería de Colores, modeled after Poder Latinx’s 2020 award-winning virtual art gallery, is a project powered by Poder Latinx’s Votar es Poder campaign that was launched in 2020 to mobilize Latinx voters to get to the polls. Votar es Poder was strategically designed to bridge Latinx art, culture, and politics to spark civic enthusiasm and participation.
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Citizen Engagement Group Seeks to Stop Unconstitutional Voter Registration Procedures
PHOENIX -- Fair Elections Center, the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a complaint today on behalf of civic engagement organization Poder Latinx in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, seeking to block a new state law’s arbitrary and vague procedures for investigating the citizenship status of Arizona voters. Poder Latinx works to register and engage Latinx voters in Arizona, and its efforts will be frustrated by a voter registration system that is ever-changing and complicated, and that will baselessly harass naturalized voters.
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