Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“U.S. Attorney reviewing voting rights lawsuit filed against Alabama”
Al.com:
The top federal prosecutor in North Alabama says she is reviewing a lawsuit filed Wednesday by groups challenging Alabama’s law requiring people to present photo identification before they can vote.
“We received a copy of the lawsuit … We… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Splits 5-4 Over Extending Stay in Hawaii Election Case
The Supreme Court has just issued the following order in the Hawaii election case:
The application for injunction pending appellate review presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is granted. Respondents are enjoined from counting the… Continue reading
Divided 10th Circuit Opinion on Attorney Sanctions in Voting Rights Case Out of Albuquerque
Here.
“High Court Rejects Fee Dispute in Texas Redistricting Case”
AP:
The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from lawyers for former Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis and others seeking $360,000 in legal fees after challenging state redistricting plans.
“Evenwel and Minority Representation”
David Gans:
Next month, the Supreme Court will consider Sue Evenwel’s bid to change the way state and local governments draw election districts. Demanding that state and local governments across the nation change the way they draw legislative lines,… Continue reading
“Fee-Fight Fallout From Voting Rights Decision Reaches High Court”
Marcia Coyle:
Fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 blockbuster voting rights decision has reached the justices in two multimillion-dollar battles over attorney fees.
If the high court agrees to step into either fight, the justices could be drawn… Continue reading
Stephanopoulos on Berman’s Give Us the Ballot
Over at the New Rambler:
In his new book, Give Us the Ballot, journalist Ari Berman tells the story of these stirring moments, and tells it well. But unlike many civil rights chronicles, his account begins rather than ends… Continue reading
“Seeing Voting Rights Under Siege, Philip Glass Rewrites an Opera”
NYT:
Since the first version of “Appomattox” had its premiere in 2007 at the San Francisco Opera, many states have passed laws making it harder to vote, and, in 2013, the Supreme Courteffectively struck down the heart … Continue reading
Breaking: 3-Judge Court Keeps Texas Redistricting Plan in Place, for Now
There has been a ruling, of sorts, in the never-ending Texas redistricting case challenging the Texas House and Texas congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act.
The three-judge panel, which has been hearing permutations of this case for about half… Continue reading
“Attorney: Arizona voting maps don’t hurt GOP”
Arizona Daily Star:
A Republican claim of bias in the legislative redistricting process does not stand up under scrutiny, according to an attorney for the Independent Redistricting Commission.
In legal briefs filed at the U.S. Supreme Court, Mary O’Grady… Continue reading
Shelby County Case Could Be Heading Back to SCOTUS
On attorneys fees issue. Read the cert. petition. Here is my earlier coverage from the Chutzpah Dept.