“Blame Voting Rights Act for Dem Troubles”
Jonathan Tobin replies to Tom Edsall.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Justice Ginsburg’s Vigor, as Evidenced by Her Shelby County Dissent
[This is one of a series of posts on issues related to the Shelby County voting rights case flagged, but not fully developed, in my draft paper, Shelby County and the Illusion of Minimalism.]
One of the last major… Continue reading
“Sen. Nelson blasts Supreme Court on voting rights”
“News Analysis: Macon-Bibb’s on again, off again election; VRA ruling gives election a green light, but not so fast”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“The Decline of Black Power in the South”
Tom Edsall (NYT) with a very interesting perspective post-Shelby County.
“Obama tells black lawmakers he’ll help rebuild Voting Rights Act”
“Voting Rights: Was Chief Justice Roberts Wrong About Voting in Mississippi?”
This item appears in the Jackson Free Press.
“From Selma to Shelby County: Working Together to Restore the Protections of the Voting Rights Act”
The Senate Judiciary Committee is having a post-Shelby hearing on July 17. The witnesses are Representatives John Lewis and Jim Sensenbrenner.
This should be very interesting. I will be listening very carefully to what Senator Sessions and other Republican Senators… Continue reading
Justice Ginsburg’s Odd Racial Gerrymandering Statement in the Shelby County Decision
Over the next week or so, I plan to highlight some interesting but less obvious points about the Supreme Court’s decision in the Shelby County case. I briefly mention these points in my just-posted APSA draft, Shelby County and the … Continue reading
Revisiting Reuters Opinion Series on “If the Court Strikes Section 5”
Back in February I organized an online symposium on what Congress should do if the Court struck section 5. It struck section 4, not 5 (though that’s a distinction without a difference these days). In any case, here are links… Continue reading
Congressman Frank Wolf, Who Voted for 2006 Voting Rights Reauthorization, Happy with End of Preclearance for Virginia
Sun Gazette:
But Wolf, who said he was the only member of Virginia’s delegation to vote for reauthorizing the act in 1982, said the United States has changed in the intervening decades.
“I don’t think there’s discrimination now in… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court vs. the Voter: In past decade, it has turned its back on protecting the franchise, especially for the poor, minorities.”
Leon Friedman has written this NLJ oped.
“Shelby County and the Illusion of Minimalism”
I have posted this draft on SSRN, which I will be presenting at an APSA panel on “The Future of Voting Rights After the Shelby County Case.” Here is the abstract:
Chief Justice Roberts’ majority opinion in Shelby County… Continue reading
“Supreme Court rulings reflect changes in race but stop short of saying racial discord solved”
Dallas Morning News:
The Supreme Court’s twin rulings on affirmative action and voting rights show a distinct if incomplete shift on matters of race.
The justices weren’t ready to fully cast aside time-worn tools used to redress simmering racial… Continue reading