Voter Identification

Dick Durbin To Chair Hearing Examining Rash Of Voter ID Laws

Ryan J. Reilly | September 2, 2011, 12:30PM

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) will chair a hearing next week examining the rash of voter ID laws passed by state legislatures this year amidst concerns that such laws could suppress Democratic turnout across the country.

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Topics: Dick Durbin, Voter Identification, voter fraud

Muslim-Americans

Durbin: King, Gingrich Statements On Muslims Create 'Fertile Climate For Discrimination'

Ryan J. Reilly | March 29, 2011, 11:12AM

Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday that statements from a "chorus of harsh voices" -- specifically Rep. Peter King (R-NY), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Rev. Franklin Graham -- create "a fertile climate for discrimination" against American Muslims.

Durbin is chairing the first-ever congressional hearing on the civil rights of American Muslims, which the Illinois Democrat's office said was held in response to the "rise in anti-Muslim bigotry over the last year including Quran burnings, restrictions on mosque construction, hate crimes, hate speech, and other forms of discrimination."

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Topics: Dick Durbin, Islam, Islamophobia, Lindsay Graham, Muslim-Americans, Muslims, Thomas Perez