My Interview on PBS @NewsHour on Voting Rights Decisions, Fraud Claims, and Trump
You can watch, listen, and read the transcript here.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
NC Wants 4th Circuit Stay in Voting Case, Pending #SCOTUS Decision to Hear Case
See this motion filed by the state of North Carolina in the voting case.
As ELB readers will recall, the 4th Circuit blocked aspects of North Carolina’s voting law, including its strict voter id law, on grounds the law… Continue reading
“Voter ID Laws Face Uncertain Future After Court Decisions”
I spoke to NPR’s Kelly McEvers on All Things Considered.Listen.
“Five Points On The Big Court Losses For GOP Vote Suppressors”
Tierney Sneed reports for TPM.
“Turning the Tide on Voting Rights”
I have written this oped for the NY Times. It begins:
Has the tide against restrictive voting laws turned?
In the last few weeks, voting rights groups, in some instances working with the Department of Justice, have posted a series… Continue reading
“Federal judge blocks N. Dakota’s voter-ID law, calling it unfair to Native Americans”
Bob Barnes for WaPo.
“Will the Court Revisit Shelby County?”
Zack Roth for Slate:
Some liberals are even starting to hope that a future Supreme Court—with a ninth member appointed by President Hillary Clinton—could overturn Shelby. It’s not impossible, but the idea isn’t on voting rights advocates’ immediate radar. Shelbyinvalidated… Continue reading
WI Files Emergency 7th Circuit Stay Motion in WI Voter ID Case (Frank v. Walker)
“Bloomberg Law: Voter I.D. Laws Go to Court Across U.S. (Audio)”
Rick Pildes and I were guests. Listen.
“Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls”
Today’s must read from Michael Wines in the NYT on what is still lost with the demise of Section 5 preclearance.
“‘Racially Discriminatory Intent’ And Voter ID Laws”
I spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin on All Things Considered.
Listen.
Breaking and Analysis: (Another) Federal Court Strikes Restrictive WI Voting Rules
In a 119-page opinion, a federal district court has struck a host of WI voting rules, including certain voter id provisions, as unconstitutional. Among other things, the court has ordered that expired but otherwise valid student id cards will be… Continue reading
NC District Court Issues Order Following 4th Circuit Blocking NC Voting Restrictions
NC Republican Leaders, Calling 4th Circuit Panel “Partisan,” Vow #SCOTUS Appeal
Here’s the inflammatory statement:
“Since today’s decision by three partisan Democrats ignores legal precedent, ignores the fact that other federal courts have used North Carolina’s law as a model, and ignores the fact that a majority of other states have… Continue reading