“New Federal Lawsuit Provides U.S. DoJ Golden Opportunity to Challenge Polling Place Photo ID Restrictions Under Section 2 of Voting Rights Act”
Ernest Canning writes for the Brad Blog.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Minority groups object to new Texas political maps”
AP: “Minority groups in Texas objected Wednesday to new congressional and state House maps drawn by a San Antonio court, urging a separate court in Washington, D.C., to speed up a review that could mark the last opportunity to… Continue reading
After All the Machinations at the Supreme Court, Was It Worth It for Texas to Appeal the Interim Maps?
The verdict appears to be “yes.” Rothenberg Political Report:
While neither party gets its ideal scenario, the proposed map is likely to result in a split of the state’s four new congressional districts by creating three new Hispanic-majority seats that… Continue reading
Coverage of the Texas Redistricting Interim Maps
Texas Court Orders on Interim Maps Signed by All Three Judges
The Court says “an opinion” coming later. I would think (but cannot guarantee) that the signature of the three judges and the references to “an” opinion means no dissents. From the order:
Breaking News: Three Judge Texas Court Releases New Interim Maps
Texas Redistricting has them. More to come.
Big Developments in LaRoque Voting Rights Case (Kinston)
Big news: The government precleared the Kinston change, DOJ moved to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds of mootness, and the DC Circuit ordered the case, which was to be argued today, taken off calendar pending resolution of the mootness… Continue reading
“The Voting Rights Act is outmoded, unworkable; Section 5 was a valuable tool against disenfranchisement, but it now facilitates the bias it was designed to prevent.”
Ilya Shapiro has this oped in the National Law Journal.
Constitutional Accountability Center Previews D.C. Circuit Argument Monday in LaRoque Voting Rights Act Case
Here.
“One Man Standing Against Race-Based Laws”
NYT/Texas Tribune profile of Edward Blum, the man behind NAMUDNO, Shelby County, and the Fisher affirmative action case.
“WISCONSIN SUED OVER RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY VOTER LAW”
The following press release arrived via email:
WISCONSIN SUED OVER RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY VOTER LAW
FIRST SUIT TO SPECIFICALLY CHARGE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
78 PERCENT OF YOUNG BLACK MEN COULD BE BARRED FROM THE POLLS
Milwaukee, WI – Advancement Project, joined by… Continue reading
Bloomberg News Law Segment on SCOTUS Texas Redistricting Decision
This is from a few weeks ago, but I have now had the audio posted so that you may listen here.
“Conservatives push a ‘legal assault’ on the Voting Rights Act”
This item appears at Daily Kos.
“Voting Rights Act Under Siege”
Josh Gerstein has the lead story at Politico.