“Conservative Group Attempts To Block New Hampshire’s Bailout From Voting Rights Act”
Ryan Reilly reports for HuffPo.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Election Study: Black Turnout May Have Surpassed That Of Whites”
NPR:
African-Americans voted this year at a higher rate than other minorities and may have topped the rate for whites for the first time, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
Blacks make up 12 percent… Continue reading
Opponents of Voting Rights Act Section 5 File Brief on the Merits in Shelby County Case
“Days before hearing over Dallas’ newly drawn city council map, plaintiffs drop their federal redistricting suit”
“Petition for Certiorari Filed in Keith Lepak, et. al. v. City of Irving, Texas”
The Project on Fair Representation sent this release via email:
Yesterday, the plaintiffs in Keith Lepak et. al. v. City of Irving, Texas petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and overturn the lower court decision which upheld the… Continue reading
“While Politicians Run, Conservative Judges Stand for Voting Rights”
Doug Kendall and Emily Phelps blog.
“New Hampshire and Justice Department Reach First State Bailout Agreement”
Press release: “The State of New Hampshire and the United States Attorney General reached an agreement today that would grant a bailout for the ten towns and townships in the State that are subject to the preclearance requirements of… Continue reading
“The Puzzle of Black Republicans”
Adolph Reed has written this provocative oped for the NY Times.
“Democrats’ Diversity Drought”
Interesting Aaron Blake Fix column.