Civil rights groups sue to block ICE agents at polls

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Civil rights groups sue to block ICE agents at polls?

Of the 55 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 76% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 7% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 73. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Civil rights groups sue to block ICE agents at polls left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 76% of the 55 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Civil rights groups sue to block ICE agents at polls biased?

Civil rights groups sue to block ICE agents at polls is one event reported by 73 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Civil rights groups sue to block ICE agents at polls?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Civil rights groups sue to block ICE agents at polls?

73 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is the lawsuit about?

A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations filed a lawsuit to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from being deployed to polling locations. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

When was the lawsuit filed?

The lawsuit was filed on Friday. This is the second legal challenge this month concerning the presence of ICE agents at polling places.

Which outlets reported on this story?

Eight left-rated outlets reported on the lawsuit. No centre- or right-rated outlets covered this story among the sources provided.