📢 Resist & Rising: Good News — April 11, 2026
Resist & Rising Together Weekly for April 11, 2026: good news, labor wins, voting rights, and people-powered action to defend democracy.
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Resist & Rising Together Weekly: Good News and Progress from the Resistance
Each week, Resist & Rising Together Weekly by People Power United shares stories of courage, creativity, and collective power from people pushing back against fascism and building a better future. While authoritarians try to divide and silence us, we rise—community by community, action by action—to defend democracy, demand justice, and celebrate progress. From victories in the courts and wins for workers to breakthroughs in climate action and moments of solidarity, this movement reminds the world that power in America belongs to the people, not to kings, billionaires, or authoritarians.
Because resistance isn’t just about fighting back—it’s about moving forward. Together, we are writing the story of progress, one act of people power at a time.
Today, we honor the strength, resilience, and courage of the American people—those rising together to reject tyranny and defend our democracy.
Wins for Democracy
A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking Massachusetts voter-roll data, marking another setback for the administration’s broader push to obtain state voter information. The ruling was praised as a win for voter privacy and election integrity. APTennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felony
Tennessee enacted a new law that removes major financial barriers to restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions. The change could help roughly 184,000 Tennesseans and is one of the state’s biggest voting-rights expansions in decades. APDemocratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority
Chris Taylor won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, expanding its liberal majority and strengthening a court that is likely to shape future rulings on abortion, maps, and union rights. It is another major state-level legal and rights story with long-term consequences. AP
Reproductive Freedoms Protected
US judge pauses Louisiana’s challenge to FDA abortion drug rule
A federal judge declined for now to block the FDA rule that allows mifepristone to be mailed, leaving current abortion-pill access in place while the agency completes its review. That makes this an important short-term abortion-rights win. Reuters
Human and Civil Rights Protected
Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions
A federal judge halted the administration’s attempt to force public universities in 17 states to turn over admissions data aimed at proving they are not considering race. The ruling was framed as a check on a rushed policy that raised privacy and burden concerns. APJudge rules that HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful
A federal judge ruled that changes to HUD’s homelessness funding criteria were unlawful, blocking a politically driven shift that advocates said would harm housing providers and vulnerable communities. It stands out as a human-rights and housing-justice win. AP
Labor Wins
Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks
Workers at JBS’s Greeley, Colorado plant agreed to return to work after the company committed to resume contract talks, ending a three-week strike. The walkout involved about 3,800 workers pushing for better wages and conditions. ReutersFedEx reaches tentative wage deal with pilots after years of talks
FedEx and the union representing more than 5,000 pilots reached a tentative wage agreement after long-running negotiations. The proposed deal includes a major pay boost and retroactive compensation, making it a notable labor win. Reuters
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Great news!!!
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