The Slate “breakfast table” on Shelby County
Everyone finds something not to like.
Walter Dellinger
Judge Richard Posner
Emily Bazelon
Eric Posner
All posts by Justin Levitt
“House panel to vote on whether IRS official waived her rights”
Looks like the House Oversight Committee has scheduled a Friday vote on whether Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights in her May 22 opening statement.
Automatic voter registration
Steven Hill, in the Atlantic, calls for states to enact automatic voter registration in the wake of Shelby County.
The Oregon House, apparently, was listening. It passed this bill, empowering the Secretary of State to register individuals… Continue reading
“Supreme Court ruling sets stage for voter ID battle”
Politico on Shelby County and photo ID.
More on topic from Mississippi.
The New Republic also has a piece on individuals seeking ID in South Carolina. Note: I don’t see a legal reason why yesterday’s decision should change South… Continue reading
“4 Effects of Voting Rights Ruling on 2014 Midterms”
Shira Toeplitz at Roll Call looks at the impact of Shelby County on the next election cycle.
The Media Cycle and the Supreme Court
Neil Siegel, here at Balkinization, continues the discussion of the timing of the Supreme Court’s end of term, and media reaction. He says:
My experience has been that, as of 10 AM this morning, no one in the news… Continue reading
Shelby County and Alaska redistricting
This report begins: “The Alaska Constitution, not federal law, will now reign supreme in the ongoing work of the Alaska Redistricting Board as it draws an election district map.”
Sort of. There’s still section 2 of the Voting Rights Act… Continue reading
Daily Show and Colbert Report on Shelby County
More Shelby County news and reactions
Associated Press
Reuters (Joan Biskupic)
USA Today editorial
Chicago Tribune editorial
Boston Globe editorial
Wall St. Journal (news and editorial, and here on the impact in New York)
LA Times
Miami Herald (on the impact in… Continue reading
Campaign Legal Center on the Wyoming disclosure case
Presidential Commission on Election Administration materials available
The video recording of the first (June 21) meeting of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration is now up online, with accompanying slides. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 28, in Coral Gables, FL.
Reactions to Shelby County: more Pildes
Here, in the Daily Beast:
The Supreme Court’s decision holding unconstitutional a part of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) is one of most symbolically charged decisions in the court’s history. First enacted in 1965, the part of the law… Continue reading
Reactions to Shelby County: Noah Feldman
His column begins:
The civil rights era ended Tuesday — or at least that’s what the historians will say about the U.S. Supreme Court‘s 5-4 decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as… Continue reading
Jonathan Weiler on Chief Justice Roberts
Reflecting on confirmation hearings and Shelby County.