Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Why the Civil Rights Act Couldn’t Pass Today”

July 2, 2014, 8:38 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Todd Purdum, author of the new book, An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, has written this article in Politico, which also discusses the Voting Rights… Continue reading

(Pipe) Dreams Dashed Dept: Thad Cochran Not Supporting Voting Rights Act Fix

June 27, 2014, 12:29 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Sen. Cochran’s spokesperson tells Greg Sargent: I asked Cochran spokesman Chris Gallegos for a response. He said Cochran is “listening” to the argument over the new legislation, but directed me back to his previous statement praising the SCOTUS decision.… Continue reading

“Bob Corker On Voting Rights Act: ‘Cannot Imagine’ Congress Restoring It “

June 26, 2014, 8:56 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

HuffPo reports. [UPDATE: Thanks to a reader for pointing out this article is one year old. Not sure why it came up on my news search. Then again, the way it reads it could have been new.]

“Sessions opposes update to Voting Rights Act”

June 26, 2014, 8:54 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Gannett: Congress does not need to update the Voting Rights Act by restoring special federal oversight of elections in a handful of states, Sen. Jeff Sessions said today. The Alabama Republican, who voted for the 2006 renewal of the… Continue reading

“Judiciary Chairman In No Rush To Move On Voting Rights Act Restoration”

June 26, 2014, 12:36 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Kate Nocera reports for BuzzFeed.

“A year later, Holder, civil rights groups decry impact of voting rights ruling”

June 26, 2014, 9:03 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Greg Gordon reports for McClatchy.

“Blacks Regain Sway at Polls in Mississippi”

June 25, 2014, 8:38 pmcampaigns, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Thad Cochran’s Debt to Mississippi”

June 25, 2014, 7:56 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

NYT editorial concludes: Last year, Mr. Cochran praised the Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act. He can now make it clear that bipartisanship goes both ways by crossing party lines to support a new … Continue reading

“Where are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?”

June 25, 2014, 11:56 amVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Read Ari Berman. Now.

“Murdered Voting Advocate’s Brother Wants Protections Back”

June 25, 2014, 11:11 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Carrie Johnson for NPR: One year ago, the Supreme Court threw out a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The law gave the federal government a kind of veto power over voting arrangements in states with a… Continue reading

“Think we don’t need to update the Voting Rights Act? Check out yesterday’s primaries.”

June 25, 2014, 9:36 amVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Janai Nelson writes for Reuters Opinion.

“Lawmakers join to honor MLK Jr., but are split over voting rights bill”

June 25, 2014, 8:40 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

The LA Times reports.

The VRAA and the Future of Voting Rights Enforcement

June 25, 2014, 7:07 amUncategorized, Voting Rights Act, VRAAShelby County, Voting Rights Act, VRAAHeather Gerken

For those following today’s hearings, I have an editorial today in the National Journal. It notes the continuities between the VRAA’s enforcement strategy and that used in other regulatory arenas, something I’ve written about in the past. It also… Continue reading