Supreme Court to Consider WI Voter ID Cert Petition at March 20 Conference
Docket.
The North Carolina case is a bit further behind, with the opposition brief from the League of Women Voters due today.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Honor Selma by Honoring Voting Rights”
“Obama Returns To Selma For 50th Anniversary Of Historic March”
“Assignment America: Selma”
Gay Talese reflects for the NYT.
Senator Tim Scott Calls for “De-Coupling” Voting Rights Legislation and Selma Commemoration
WOW:
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., an honorary co-chairman of the Selma trip and the only African-American Republican in the Senate, said voting rights and the commemoration of Selma should be “de-coupled.”
“The issue of voting rights legislation and the… Continue reading
“GOP leaders to skip Selma event; ‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says”
Politico:
Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on… Continue reading
“Selma and Voting Rights: Commemoration or legislation?”
“Continuing Constitutional Difficulties in Implementing the Voting Rights Act”
Ilya Shapiro:
Sue Evenwel is a citizen of the United States and of the state of Texas. She is a registered voter in Titus County and regularly votes in local and state elections. How is it, then, that Ms.… Continue reading
“Fifty years after ‘Bloody Sunday’ march, struggles endure in Selma”
“Cuts to Voting Rights Act calls for protest, trumps Selma celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson says”
“From Selma to Ferguson: 50 Years in the Struggle for Voting Rights”
Dale Ho at Bill Moyers.
“Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday, Voting Rights Are Under Attack”
“Kris Kobach stands by remarks made to radio show caller”
KC Star:
Secretary of State Kris Kobach stands by his comments to a caller on his weekly radio show Sunday that although he thought it unlikely, it would not be “a huge jump” for the Obama administration to call… Continue reading
“Why ‘Selma is Now’”
I have written this new essay for BillMoyers.com. It begins:
When singer-songwriter John Legend recently declared “Selma is now” at the Academy Awards, we could perhaps chalk it up to poetic license. After all, states no longer use… Continue reading