Almost exactly five years ago I wrote a NY Times oped about the Supreme Court’s unfortunate decision striking down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County: The Chief Justice’s Long Game.
This part held up pretty… Continue reading
Thwarted before, N.C. GOP wants photo ID mandate:
North Carolina legislative Republicans on Thursday advanced their goal of permanently requiring voters to show photo identification — a proposal previously thwarted this decade by veto and federal judges who declared a… Continue reading
I had thought that the partisan gerrymandering cases were going to end with a whimper rather than a bang, and that’s exactly what happened.
With thoughts that Justice Thomas or Alito likely have the opinion in the Texas… Continue reading
NYT:
The Democratic National Committee is undertaking an expansive, multimillion dollar strategic plan to motivate voters who typically sit out midterm elections, with a particular focus on engaging nonwhite communities through new investments in local organizing and a six-figure advertising… Continue reading
The Supreme Court issued four opinions today, and signalled a rare Friday opinion release tomorrow with 10 cases remaining. The Court is likely to finish its term and release of the remaining opinions some time next week.
Only three … Continue reading
Kira Lerner for Think Progress:
But with more voters casting ballots from their homes, Arizona is offering fewer opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. That’s a problem for Native Americans, who say they enjoy the communal aspects of… Continue reading
With no fanfare, the mandate issued from the 5th Circuit in the Texas voter ID case yesterday, ending the appeal. As I wrote back in April, the panel issued a “fundamentally disingenuous opinion” by Judge Edith Jones, which was… Continue reading
Press release via email:
A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that the at-large voting system of the Town of Islip violates the Voting Rights Act by systematically preventing members of Islip’s Latino community from electing candidates of their choice… Continue reading
The district court had tossed the case on standing, but the Ninth Circuit has revived the case. It has given LULAC permission to intervene in the case.
Buckle up!
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial Ohio voter purge law which allows the state to begin the process of removing voters from the rolls based upon their failure to… Continue reading
This looks good:
When:
Thursday, July 12, 2018
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Where:
Room to be announced
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
1330 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
And via webinar
Registration:
This event is free and open to… Continue reading