Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Voting Rights Fix Tests Civil Rights Movement’s Strength”
ABC News reports.
“North Carolina Restricts Voting Access in the Name of Reform”
Nick Byrne at Jurist.
“The Fight for Voting Rights: 50 Years Later”
NYT Editorial, at its mirror site during the DOS attack.
“The Obama Administration vs. Texas”
Ross Ramsey of the Texas Tribune sits down with The Fix.
Video of Rep. Sensenbrenner Talking About VRA Fix
Watch at Post TV.
“U.S. v. Texas and the Strident Language of the Voting Rights Fight”
Andrew Cohen writes for The Atlantic.
Justice Ginsburg Talks to Adam Liptak on Regretting Her Vote in NAMUDNO, Her Shelby County Dissent, and the Chief Justice’s Long Game
“Justice Department Gets Aggressive on Voting Rights”
Carrie Johnson reports for NPR.
“States, Justice Department girding for battle over voting laws”
“Thousands march to Mall to mark ‘Dream’ anniversary”
WaPo on today’s march.
Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint in Federal Voter ID Case
Read.
“Texas Minority Voters File Amended Challenge to State’s Voter ID Law as Justice Department Enters Fray”
See this press release.
AALS 2014 Program and Call for Papers: The Right to Vote, from Reynolds to Shelby and Beyond
The subject of AALS Legislation & Law of the Political Process Section’s 2014 Annual Meeting program is “The Right to Vote: From Reynolds v. Sims to Shelby County, and Beyond.” The program will take place on Friday, January 3, 2014,… Continue reading