“Senate is acting on the Voting Rights Act”
Ari Melber is not a naysayer (video).
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Key GOP lawmaker warns of ‘last chance’ to fix key section of Voting Rights Act”
Tom Curry reports for NBC News.
“Republican presiding over VRA hearing once claimed blacks better off under slavery”
Adam Serwer reports for MSNBC.
The Chances of a Deal to Fix the VRA After Shelby County? Observations about the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
I had a chance to watch a good part of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today. It makes me more pessimistic about the chances of a deal to improve the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court effectively gutted section… Continue reading
Justin Levitt, Mike Carvin, Luz Urbáez Weinberg Added to Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Shelby County
Watch the webcast live beginning at 1 pm eastern.
“Pennsylvania [Corrected] Defends Law on ID for Voters”
Is Voting Rights Act Section 2 in Constitutional Danger from the Supreme Court?
Will Baude raises the question in light of Shelby County. I address this issue briefly in my APSA paper, Shelby County and the Illusion of Minimalism. My bottom line is yes, Section 2 is in danger of being struck… Continue reading
“Voting rights enforcers shift focus after Supreme Court defeat”
AG Holder’s NAACP Speech Says DOJ VRA Enforcement to Shift to Section 2, Other Provisions
Full text of speech.
He also discusses a congressional response to Shelby County.
“Renewing voting rights — with Roberts in mind”
Ari Melber has written this piece for Reuters Opinion.
House Hearing on the Voting Rights Act after Shelby County
July 18 notice (no witnesses listed yet).