Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Setting the record straight on Selma and ‘Selma’”

February 22, 2015, 7:26 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Marc Selverstone in WaPo: These conversations show that Johnson encouraged King to focus media attention on voting-rights injustices, leaned hard on aides to seek legal and legislative remedies for those wrongs, and acknowledged the importance of the Selma events —… Continue reading

“New evidence shows election officials are biased against Latino voters”

February 18, 2015, 10:37 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Monkey Cage.

“Will the U.S. Supreme Court Weigh in on Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law?”

February 17, 2015, 8:42 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Express Milwaukee reports.

Federal Court Adopts Plaintiffs’ Districting Plan in Yakima, WA Case for Voting Rights Violation, Rejects Limited Voting Alternatives

February 17, 2015, 12:52 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

The court rejected the plans submitted by both the City and FairVote, going with the plaintiffs’ preferred single-member district plan to resolve Latino vote dilution claims.

“Latino activists consider voting rights lawsuit against Orange County”

February 16, 2015, 4:58 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

KPCC reports.

“Voting rights for minorities threatened, experts say”

February 16, 2015, 3:10 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Gannett reports.

“John Lewis Reflects on Selma Marches”

February 15, 2015, 9:40 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

CBS reports.

“The Mystery of Lower Voter Registration Rates of Older Black Voters”

February 13, 2015, 8:20 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Nate Cohn for The UpShot.

“U.S. District Judge to Deliver Keynote at Voting Rights Act Symposium at UA”

February 12, 2015, 8:23 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Press release: U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson will deliver the keynote address for the Alabama Law Review symposium as it marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act at noon Feb. 27 at The University of Alabama… Continue reading

VRAA Reintroduced; Likely Not Going Anywhere in Republican Congress

February 11, 2015, 8:01 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Details.

“Diverse Coalition of Civil Rights and Legal Groups File Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Address Voter ID as Issue of National Importance”

February 10, 2015, 8:28 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

From the “be careful what you wish for” department: A broad alliance of civil rights and legal groups representing the communities most impacted by Wisconsin’s restrictive voter ID law, as well as all 46 members of the Congressional Black Caucus,… Continue reading

“Civil Rights Leaders Upset Over Non-Voting Rights Act Hearing”

February 9, 2015, 4:29 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

The Dallas Weekly reports. I think in the headline the “Non-” should be modifying hearing not voting rights.

At #SCOTUS, Wisconsin Files Its Voter ID Opposition to Cert. Petition

February 9, 2015, 2:04 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Read it here.

“Voting Laws Roundup 2015”

February 6, 2015, 11:10 amelection administration, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Brennan Center: As the early stages of the 2016 presidential race begin, state legislatures are already considering hundreds of laws that could determine access to the ballot. Increased single-party control in state capitals has accompanied a renewed push for… Continue reading