Rep. Shontel Brown demands answers after FBI raids voting rights organization in Cleveland

Why did the FBI raid the Ohio Organizing Collaborative? Here’s what we know.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Answers are scant on why the FBI raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a grassroots nonprofit working on voter rights issues, last week.

‘Straight Up Intimidation’: The Latest on the FBI Raid of an Ohio Voter Registration Group

Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise. Late last week, a hundred federal agents descended on a non-profit voting rights group, known as Ohio Organizing…

Rep. Shontel Brown, Northeast Ohio Leaders Demand Answers From FBI on Raid of Voter Registration Group

Learn about the Ohio Organizing Collaborative and the recent FBI raid that has raised concerns over voting rights activism.

A week after the FBI searched an Ohio voting-rights group, questions remain

The back of an FBI agent. File photo from Getty Images.FBI agents last week conducted a statewide sweep targeting the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group that promotes voting rights — particularly those of historically disenfranchised groups.  Condemnations by other rights groups of the searches and seizures continue to flood in. They accuse the Trump administration of trying to suppress voter-registration efforts. Federal law-enforcement has…

Rep. Shontel Brown demands answers after FBI raids voting rights organization in Cleveland

The FBI's raid on Ohio Organizing Collaborative's offices has sparked debate, with Rep. Shontel Brown questioning its necessity given low voter fraud numbers.

Leaders ask for more transparency in Cleveland FBI raids

Local politicians held a press conference to demand more transparency regarding an FBI raid of the Cleveland office of a non-profit