Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“In Defense of the Equal Sovereignty Principle”

July 21, 2015, 8:34 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Thomas Colby has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Duke LJ). Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court of the United States based its landmark decision in Shelby County v. Holder on the proposition that the Constitution contains “a fundamental… Continue reading

Doonesbury on CJ Roberts and the Voting Wars

July 20, 2015, 10:50 amSupreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

See here.

“Expert: N.C.’s election law places burdens on black, Hispanic voters”

July 15, 2015, 11:57 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The latest from the NC voting trial.

“Witnesses: Changes in N.C.’s election law caused voting hardships”

July 15, 2015, 8:22 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Winston-Salem Journal report.

“North Carolina’s Voting Law Goes on Trial”

July 15, 2015, 7:38 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT editorial: The trial over North Carolina’s law may be the biggest test yet of the remaining strength of the Voting Rights Act. Already, the court has heard from citizens who voted for years without difficulty, but whose votes were… Continue reading

“Why North Carolina Is the New Selma”

July 14, 2015, 11:22 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman dispatch for The Nation on the North Carolina voting trial [corrected].

“Federal trial set to start over NC’s election law”

July 13, 2015, 9:24 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The News & Observer reports.

“Applying Section 2 to the New Vote Denial”

July 13, 2015, 7:34 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

With the North Carolina voting trial opening today, here’s your must-read from Dan Tokaji (forthcoming, Harvard Civil-Rights Civil-Liberties Law Review): Over the past decade, many states have enacted laws that make it more difficult for eligible citizens to vote. In… Continue reading

“Effects of changes on minorities at crux of NC voting trial”

July 12, 2015, 9:42 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP trial curtain-raiser.

“Voting Rights Legacy of the ’60s Heads to Court as North Carolina Law Is Tested”

July 12, 2015, 9:39 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Erik Eckholm NYT A-1 curtain-raiser on North Carolina voting trial, starting Monday.

Rep. Brown Likely to Sue Over FL Redistricting

July 10, 2015, 7:41 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Marc Caputo in Florida Playbook: —Rep. Corrine Brown will likely sue, arguing a newly drawn seat could disenfranchise minorities entitled to Voting Rights Act protections. The ironies and deal-cutting complexities of redistricting are summed up in the appearance and drafting… Continue reading

“The Illusion of a Liberal Supreme Court”

July 9, 2015, 7:29 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Linda Greenhouse in the NYT: As a mirage in the morning light, the “liberal Roberts court” narrative is now fading. Chief Justice Roberts is clearly no traitor; he was, in fact, in dissent in three of the four most important… Continue reading