Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

Read Bill Galston Recommend to Pres. Clinton Withdrawal of Lani Guinier Nomination Based on Guinier’s VRA Views

July 18, 2014, 10:22 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

From a newly released set of documents today from the Clinton library I have spent much of the past week carefully reading Lani Guinier’s recent law review articles and other pertinent materials. On this basis, I have reached a difficult… Continue reading

“Voter ID’s last stand: let’s finally declare laws what they are – racist on purpose”

July 16, 2014, 9:33 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ana Marie Cox Guardian column.

“Obama admin to join voting rights cases in Ohio and Wisconsin”

July 15, 2014, 8:31 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

MSNBC: “It’s not clear from Holder’s comments whether the Justice Department intends simply to file amicus briefs in support of the laws’ challengers, or whether it plans to intervene as a new plaintiff—and assign government lawyers to the cases—as… Continue reading

AG Holder Says DOJ Likely to File Voting Suits Against Ohio and Wisconsin

July 13, 2014, 3:39 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Kind of a surprise buried in this ABC News report: In addition, Holder took Republicans to task for efforts to, among other things, enact voter ID laws in some states. He called such moves “political efforts” aimed at making… Continue reading

“Palmdale continues lonely fight against Voting Rights Act”

July 12, 2014, 8:27 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

LA Times reports.

“North Carolina Will Determine the Future of the Voting Rights Act “

July 11, 2014, 10:30 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman’s dispatch and analysis from this week’s preliminary injunction hearing.

“New N.C. voting law will hurt minority voting, witness says”

July 9, 2014, 7:54 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Barry Burden and Charles Stewart III on the stand. Some of the history Barry testified about I covered here.

Texas Largely Loses Motion to Dismiss Voter ID Claims

July 8, 2014, 1:22 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Thanks to a reader for pointing out last week’s district court order in the Texas voter id case. The court mostly denied Texas’s motion to dismiss, even allowing claims to go forward at this point on voter id as a… Continue reading

“Mistrust in North Carolina Over Plan to Reduce Precincts”

July 7, 2014, 7:46 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Important NYT report on how the end of voting rights preclearance after Shelby County has affected voting changes on the local level.

“North Carolina’s ‘Monster’ Voting Law Challenged in Federal Court”

July 7, 2014, 7:24 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman dispatch from today’s preliminary injunction hearing in North Carolina.

“How has voting changed since Shelby County v. Holder?”

July 7, 2014, 4:05 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“North Carolina voting law changes fight in court”

July 7, 2014, 2:47 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP report on today’s hearing on the request for a preliminary injunction as to parts of North Carolina’s controversial election law. For my broader look at some of the issues in North Carolina and related cases, see R ace or … Continue reading

“Hearing on N.C. voter ID law draws national attention”

July 6, 2014, 9:43 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Winston-Salem Journal reports.

“Universalism and Civil Rights (with Notes on Voting Rights After Shelby)”

July 3, 2014, 1:50 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I blogged about this when it was draft, but another plug for a great one from Sam Bagenstos in the Yale Law Journal, especially relevant on the Voting Rights Amendments Act.