There are 3 article(s) tagged Aleta A. Trauger:

• September 2019

  • Federal judge blocks new voter registration law filled with penalties

    A federal judge Thursday blocked the state’s new voter registration law, a reaction to a large number of applications filed in Shelby County in 2018. 

    By Sam Stockard September 12, 2019

  • Judge denies state request to dismiss voter registration lawsuit

    A federal judge has denied the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by four groups challenging a new voter registration law filled with penalties for turning in incomplete forms as well as other requirements the judge questioned.

    By Sam Stockard September 09, 2019

• September 2018

  • Cost of traffic fines, fees limiting opportunities for thousands of Memphians

    About 18,000 times each year, the state of Tennessee suspends the driver’s license of a Shelby County resident for failure to pay traffic fines and fees, according to data obtained by the nonprofit advocacy organization Just City. A disproportionate number of those drivers are black, making the fines a social justice issue, said Just City executive director Josh Spickler.

    By Yolanda Jones September 17, 2018