“Sensenbrenner Sees GOP Support to Rewrite Voting Law”
CQ Roll Call reports.
I’m skeptical.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Baton Rouge redistricting case will test the future of the Voting Rights Act”
This item appears at Facing South.
“Obama’s Scheme to Take Over Texas”
Greg Abbott, Texas’s AG and a gubernatorial candidate, has written this oped for the Washington Times. It concludes:
On top of that, putting states like Texas back under federal oversight is unnecessary to protect voting rights. Although the Supreme Court… Continue reading
Justice Ginsburg Gives Another Interview, Calls Conservative Majority “Activist”
USA Today‘s Richard Wolf gets the quote: “The court has the reputation of being conservative, but if you take activism to mean readiness to strike down laws passed by Congress, I think the current court will go down in… Continue reading
“A Critical Look at Holder’s Texas ‘Gambit'”
WSJ Law Blog:
Dusting off a little-used section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Attorney General Eric Holder made headlines last week when he asked a federal court in San Antonio to take back control of Texas’s voting rules.… Continue reading
“Sensenbrenner: Unbending commitment to voting rights”
The Representative writes a USA Today oped: “While it is too early to say how to best restore the formula struck down by the Court, any solution must be politically palatable and comply with the Court’s interpretation of the… Continue reading
“Miss. gov opposes renewal of election law clearance”
“Holder’s Texas-Sized Gambit after Voting Act Loss”
I have written this oped for the National Law Journal. It begins:
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 25 that it would seek renewed federal oversight of some jurisdictions previously subject to DOJ “preclearance” because of their history… Continue reading
“Holder hopes defense of civil rights will be his legacy”
“Obama Reassures Leaders on Enforcing Voting Rights”
NYT reports.
Hard to see this meeting as more than symbolism. Further, it’s a recognition that Congressional action to fix Section 5 now seems unlikely and any new push on voting rights will have to come from DOJ and… Continue reading
On KUCI Tuesday at 9 AM Pacific with Louis DiSipio, Talking Voting Rights
9 – 10 am
Ask A Leader
with Claudia Shambaugh
Leaders of All Stripes and Ages
UCI Law School Professor Rick Hasen and UCI Political Science Professor Louis DeSipio regarding the Supreme Court ruling on the Voters Rights Act, and… Continue reading