Tuscon.com:
A new ruling upholding Arizona election laws comes as state lawmakers just changed one of the reasons the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to leave those statutes in place.In concluding the ban on ballot harvesting does not violate the Voting… Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Doug Spencer:
Last Thursday’s decision in Brnovich v. DNC exposed the skill of the Supreme Court’s conservative Justices to twist and bend the law in ways that were never intended. The Roberts… Continue reading
NYT:
The 6-to-3 decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday that upheld voting restrictions in Arizona has effectively left voting rights advocates with a higher bar for bringing federal cases under the Voting Rights Act: proving discriminatory intent.That burden is… Continue reading
I have written this guest essay for the New York Times. It begins:
In two disturbing rulings closing out the Supreme Court’s term, the court’s six-justice conservative majority, over the loud protests of its three-liberal minority, has shown itself hostile… Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Travis Crum:
In today’s decision in Brnovich v. DNC, the Supreme Court established a new, more stringent discriminatory-effects test for vote-denial claims brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.… Continue reading
July 22 Democracy Fund event:
Join the Democracy Fund for our Language Access for Voters Webinar on July 22nd from 3:30-5pm ET.As we all eagerly await the release of census data, including the redistricting data file, another important data release… Continue reading
DOJ has now posted the complaint it has filed against the new Georgia voting law and it is a very calculated and strategic legal filing. Here are my initial thoughts:
DOJ has authority to bring suit under Section 2 of… Continue reading