“Eyes On The Courts: 2014 Will Be Pivotal For Voting Rights”
I have written this piece for @TPM Cafe.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Three Orders in Texas Redistricting Cases
One grant of atty’s fees; one denying interim attorney’s fees; and one concerning legislative.privilege in the ongoing litigation.
“Civil Rights Division Nominee Praised, Questioned in Senate”
BLT reports on Debo Adegbile confirmation hearing today in the Senate.
“UPDATED: Anaheim City Council Unanimously Approves Compromise Settlement With ACLU On Single-Member Council Districts”
Big news from Anaheim.
It will be interesting to see what happens if this measure fails.
“Voting Rights Under Fire?: The Value of a Vote Post-Shelby County”
“Race or Party?: How Courts Should Think About Republican Efforts to Make it Harder to Vote in North Carolina and Elsewhere”
Today the Harvard Law Review Forum has posted my new essay.
“The Constitution in 2014: Election rules”
Debo Adegbile Confirmation Hearing Wednesday
Fight Looms Over Debo Adegbile Nomination to DOJ Civil Rights Division
“With the Supreme Court’s OK, states begin imposing new laws to limit the vote”
Steven Seidenberg has written this extensive article for the ABA Journal.
“‘If I Need ID to Buy Cough Syrup, Why Shouldn’t I Need ID to Vote?’ How to respond to an ubiquitous, and misleading, question about voting rights”
“Landmark Rulings in Civil Rights Cases Define Court”
“Florida’s history of suppressing blacks’ votes”
Breaking: Pam Karlan to DOJ
Huge news from Jeffrey Toobin: “Confirmed by DOJ: Noted voting rights expert and Stanford prof Pamela Karlan to join Obama admin as Dep Asst AG for voting rights. #scotus”
MORE from Josh Gerstein.