Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Court Rejects Corrine Brown’s Bid to Throw Out Florida Congressional Map”
Florida Politics:
A panel of federal judges Monday shot down U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s challenge of Florida’s congressional redistricting.
In a 26-page order, the three judges said Brown had “not proven (her) case and that defendants are entitled to … Continue reading
A Wild Guess on #SCOTUS Special Opinion Monday: Texas Voter ID
Lyle Denniston reported at SCOTUSBlog: “The Supreme Court, altering its usual agenda, will issue one or more opinions in argued cases on Monday of next week, as well as on the more normal days of Tuesday and Wednesday, according to… Continue reading
Read the Democrats’ Complaint Against AZ for Election Administration Issues
The complaint makes a Voting Rights Act section 2 claim and raises various constitutional claims as well.
“Democratic Party and Clinton campaign to sue Arizona over voting rights”
Sari Horwitz for WaPo:
The Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will sue the state of Arizona over voter access to the polls after the state’s presidential primary last month left thousands of residents waiting as long as five… Continue reading
“Texas photo ID law stands despite challenges since Supreme Court ruling weakened Voting Rights Act”
David Savage for the LAT:
Seemingly untouched by numerous legal defeats, the voter ID law serves as an example of how difficult it can be to halt potentially discriminatory voting rules in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision… Continue reading
“Voting Rights Institute Asks Department of Justice to Investigate Daphne, Ala. for Possible Voting Rights Violations”
Release:
The Voting Rights Institute today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Daphne, Alabama’s City Council’s March 21 decision to reduce the number of polling places in the city from five to two. The city’s decision forces… Continue reading
“Securing Indian Voting Rights”
Extensive developments piece in the Harvard Law Review.
“A Black Man Brought 3 Forms of ID to the Polls in Wisconsin. He Still Couldn’t Vote.”
Must-read Ari Berman:
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said his state’s strict new voter ID requirement worked “just fine” in the April 5 primary, but thousands of Wisconsinites were unable to cast a ballot because of the new law.… Continue reading
Breaking: 7th Cir. Revives As-Applied Challenge to WI Voter ID Law
As expected, a unanimous 7th Circuit panel, in an opinion by Judge Easterbrook, has reversed a lower court and ordered that court to consider whether Wisconsin’s voter id law unconstitutionally burdens the right to vote or those voters who… Continue reading
“Texas defends its voter photo ID law”
Lyle Denniston for SCOTUSBlog:
Arguing that its five-year-old law requiring voters to have a photo ID before they may cast a ballot will not deny anyone in Texas the right to vote, state officials urged the Supreme Court on… Continue reading
7th Circuit Likely to Revive As-Applied Challenge to WI Voter ID Law, But Uncertain End Game
Yesterday the 7th Circuit (with a panel of Judges Easterbrook, Sykes, and Kanne) heard oral argument in a follow-on federal challenge to Wisconsin’s voter id law. You can listen to the oral argument. After listening, I believe the 7th… Continue reading
“Is a New Voting Rights Law Needed?”
NYT Letters to the Editor responding to Rep. Sensenbrenner oped.
“U.S. Seeks Answers to Delays at Phoenix-Area Polls on Primary Day”
Fernanda Santos for the NYT:
The Justice Department has opened an investigation over the decisions that led to the chaotic presidential primaries in Arizona’s most populous county, where thousands of voters waited up to five hours to cast ballots and… Continue reading