Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Crum: The Prospect of Bailing-in Texas: Strategic Considerations (5)
This is the fifth and final in a series of posts by Travis Crum:
As my previous posts have made clear, Texas is eligible for bail-in for its unconstitutional conduct during the 2011 redistricting cycle. But there are strategic risks… Continue reading
Crum: The Prospect of Bailing-in Texas: The Constitutional Argument for Bail-in (4)
This is the fourth in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum:
As I discussed in my previous post, Texas’s conduct during the 2011 redistricting cycle qualifies it for bail-in. But as is often true in election law, this… Continue reading
Crum: The Prospect of Bailing-in Texas: The Statutory Argument for Bail-in (3)
This is third in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum:
In my last post, I provided an overview of recent bail-in cases. Now I will argue why Texas qualifies for bail-in under Section 3(c).
Given the very long… Continue reading
Unanimous 11th Circuit Panel Holds that Local Election Change in Jurisdiction Previously Covered by Voting Rights Act Section 5 and Passed Before Shelby County Must Be Implemented Now
This could have some very large implications. How many other laws are out there that were never enacted or blocked by Section 5 which someone could now sue to revive?
(h/t John Nieman)
Crum: The Prospect of Bailing-in Texas: Initial Thoughts (1)
The following is the first of five guest posts from Travis Crum on Bailing in Texas to voting rights preclearance:
The three-judge district court overseeing the long-running Texas redistricting litigation recently ordered the parties to brief whether the State should… Continue reading
Divided Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects Voting Rights Challenge to Arizona Law on Absentee Ballot “Harvesting” and Counting Ballots Cast in Wrong Precincts
This is a major case, that could go en banc.
“U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report: An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States”
Release:
Today, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released its report, An
Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States. Based on extensive
research and expert and public testimony, the report assesses minority voter access
around the country,… Continue reading
“Trump Officials Say They Can’t Recall Discussing Census Citizenship Question”
Hansi Lo Wang, who’s been all over this issue, chronicles the memory loss.
“Brett Kavanaugh gave a troubling answer to Sen. Kamala Harris’ question on the Voting Rights Act”
Think Progress:
Kavanaugh, for his part, tried to downplay the significance of Shelby County. “There is still, of course, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,” the nominee explained. That provision “allows litigation brought by plaintiffs to challenge voter restrictions… Continue reading
Three-Judge Redistricting Court Orders Texas Redistricting in One District After Supreme Court Remand, Orders Further Briefing on Bailing Texas Back into Coverage Under the VRA
Here is the order (via Alexa Ura). The district ordered redrawn is the sole district the three-judge court found illegal and that was affirmed by the Supreme Court in Abbott v. Perez.
I’m skeptical about the potential for… Continue reading
“Texas Officials Aim to Shutter Driver’s License Offices in Black, Hispanic Communities”
Rewire has this report, with the subhead: “The proposal to close dozens of driver’s license offices across Texas comes less than three months before November’s midterm elections. Texas has a law requiring voters to show some form of ID at… Continue reading
Federal Court Rejects Dallas County, Texas Voting Rights Act Claim Brought by Anglo Republicans Claiming Voting Discrimination
You can read the opinion at this link.
“Trump administration is using federal disability law to disenfranchise minority voters”
Kira Lerner with a must-read:
A majority-black county in rural Georgia announced a plan last week to close seven of its nine polling places ahead of the November election, claiming the polls cannot continue to operate because they are not… Continue reading