Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Voting on trial: ACLU case against Ferguson-Florissant goes to court”

January 10, 2016, 8:27 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

St. Louis Public Radio: Are African-American voters in the Ferguson-Florissant school district shortchanged because board members there are elected at-large? Or would dividing the district into subdistricts actually weaken the clout of black voters, not increase it? U.S. District… Continue reading

Trump Virginia Loyalty Pledge Case Looks Weak

January 7, 2016, 10:18 amcampaigns, political parties, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo: Three African American pastors who support Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday over a requirement that GOP primary voters sign a statement affirming that they are Republicans — a plan the presidential front-runner has condemned. The plaintiffs say… Continue reading

“Waller County, Texas Reverses Course on Decision to Close Polling Locations in African-American Community After Pressure from CLC, Voting Rights Institute, and the Community”

January 6, 2016, 1:29 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

See here.

Ed Blum Statement to ELB on Guardian Article: No Regrets about Shelby County

January 6, 2016, 7:43 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Yesterday I linked to an article in The Guardian in which the architect of the lawsuits to bring down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act appeared to express some second thoughts about how things have worked out since the… Continue reading

Clinton Lawyer Marc Elias Predicts Record-Setting Voting Wars Litigation This Election Season

December 30, 2015, 9:23 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I missed this nugget the first time through Jim Rutenberg’s excellent NYT Magazine piece on Latino voting rights through the lens of Pasadena, TX: The 2016 presidential election will be the first to take place after the gutting of the… Continue reading

“Rep. Brown plans court battle over redistricting”

December 22, 2015, 5:31 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The latest from Fla.

Today’s Must Read: NYT Magazine Jim Rutenberg Piece on Voting Rights in Pasadena, TX

December 17, 2015, 10:16 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

A deep dive into the state of Hispanic voting rights in the U.S., through the lens of a Texas town.

ELB Podcast Episode 8. Pam Karlan: Voting Rights In America, 2016

December 16, 2015, 9:09 pmSupreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

What is the state of voting rights in the United States as we approach the 2016 elections? Has the loss of a key portion of the Voting Rights Act thanks to the Supreme Court’s Shelby County decision made it harder… Continue reading

“Realizing the Right to Vote: The Story of Thornburg v. Gingles”

December 15, 2015, 6:16 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Election Law Stories). Here is the abstract; Justice William Brennan’s opinion in Thornburg v. Gingles is among the most consequential and enduring in the election law canon. Gingles established a three-part… Continue reading

“Balance Sheet Voting Rights Act 50 years”

December 11, 2015, 2:58 pmSupreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

New issue of Transatlantica on the Voting Rights Act: Olivier Richomme The Voting Rights Act at 50: From Participation to Meaningful Representation Vote[Full Text] Jesse H. Rhodes Competing Partisan Regimes and the Transformation of the Voting Rights Act, 1965-2015… Continue reading

“Eric Holder on Voting Rights, Black Lives Matter, Karl Rove, and Tupac”

December 10, 2015, 2:03 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Conversation with Ari Berman. The case that struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act was called Shelby County v. Holder. You are Holder. Do you think the Administration in retrospect could have done anything differently in… Continue reading