Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Making Sense of Chief Justice Roberts’ Opinion”

July 9, 2012, 7:08 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jonathan Adler makes a lot of sense: “I can’t speak to how the Chief Justice interacted with his colleagues on the Court during the deliberations in NFIB v. Sebelius, or to whether he truly flip-flopped on the mandate or (as… Continue reading

“Attorney General Holder pledges to protect the right to vote”

July 7, 2012, 9:34 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

CNN reports.

Bonus Quote of the Day

July 7, 2012, 8:04 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

“Conservatives hope the Roberts court will strike down affirmative action and limit the Voting Rights Act but uphold the marriage act, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman. To win all three, however, they will need the… Continue reading

“US Supreme Court expected to hear Shelby County’s challenge to the Voting Rights Act”

July 7, 2012, 8:02 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Birmingham News reports.

Texas Photo ID Trial Starts Monday

July 7, 2012, 5:29 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Details from the Texas Redistricting Blog here and here.

“Court schedule tightens window for new SC voter ID”

July 7, 2012, 5:26 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP reports.

“So what’s going on in the Texas redistricting cases?”

July 5, 2012, 9:36 amDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Nada.

“Liberals fear the John Roberts rebound”

July 5, 2012, 9:09 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Politico with extensive quotes from the Shelby County challenger to the Voting Rights Act, in a case that should reach the Court around the time of the election.

“Roberts Faces Shot at Republican Redemption in Race Cases”

July 5, 2012, 9:06 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bloomberg: “Chief Justice John Roberts, whose deciding vote upheld President Barack Obama’s health-care law, won’t have to wait long for a chance to reassert his conservative credentials. In the nine-month term that starts in October, the U.S.… Continue reading

“Asian American Groups Criticize Voter-ID Law”

July 3, 2012, 11:51 amvoter id, Voting Rights ActJustin Levitt

The specific focus of this article out of Pennsylvania: nondrivers’ photo-ID application forms that are only available in English. Might these be “materials or information relating to the electoral process,” for purposes of section 203 of the Voting Rights… Continue reading

“Googling the Future of the Voting Rights Act”

June 29, 2012, 2:00 pmVoting Rights ActJustin Levitt

Below, a piece by Chris Elmendorf on statistical tests for racism, and their impact on the Voting Rights Act. Originally published in JURIST (jurist.org), and available there at http://jurist.org/forum/2012/06/christopher-elmendorf-voting-future.php. * * * Introduction Enacted in 1965 and… Continue reading

Hearing on Alaska Section 5 Case

June 26, 2012, 12:51 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

The three-judge district court in Samuelson v. Treadwell (Kozinski, Beistline, and Singleton) has issued this order setting forth the issues to be addressed at Thursday’s hearing. The complaint challenges the use of an as-yet unprecleared state legislative redistricting plan. Alaska’s… Continue reading

DOJ to Monitor Tuesday Elections in NY State

June 25, 2012, 1:09 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

The NYT reports here that the “Justice Department will send federal officials to observe Congressional primary elections on Tuesday in Queens and the Hudson Valley.”

Another Alaska Redistricting Dispute

June 25, 2012, 9:04 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Today’s Juneau Empire has this report on a dissent from two of the five state supreme court justices, arguing that the maps to be used this year violate the state constitution. The order and dissenting opinions may be found here… Continue reading