“The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act case could gut civil rights protections. Then what?”
Isaac Cui at The Monkey Cage.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“In Georgia, Republicans Take Aim at Role of Black Churches in Elections”
NYT article, with the subhead: “New proposals by the G.O.P.-controlled Legislature have targeted Sunday voting, part of a raft of measures that could reduce the impact of Black voters in the state.”
“The Supreme Court Might Kill Voting Rights—Quietly”
David Gans for The Atlantic
“Supreme Court Case Could Limit Options to Fight Republican Voting Restrictions”
Thoughts on Brnovich Oral Argument: Few Surprises, and Voting Rights Plaintiffs Are Likely to Lose (But Exactly How Remains Unclear)
I just finished listening to the two-hour argument in the Brnovich voting rights case. For background on what’s at stake and where I think things are, see this SCOTUSBlog post.
Oral argument went as I expected. There was little… Continue reading
“High Noon For The Future Of The Voting Rights Act At The Supreme Court”
Nina Totenberg for NPR:
The potential to render the Voting Rights Act nearly a dead letterIn fact, 33 states have “introduced, refiled, or carried over more than 165 restrictive laws this year,” says Myrna Pérez, director of the Voting Rights… Continue reading
Travis Crum: “Rethinking the Race or Party Question in Brnovich”
Here is a guest post from Travis Crum of Wash U:
The Supreme Court will soon hear oral argument in Brnovich v. DNC, a major voting rights case. As relevant here, the case concerns an Arizona ballot-collection law that… Continue reading
“Supreme Court to again consider federal protections for minority voters”
Robert Barnes WaPo preview of the Brnovich argument.
“A partisan battle in an overreach of a case”: Minority voters are caught between the political parties at the Supreme Court, with the Voting Rights Act hanging in the balance (My SCOTUSBlog Preview of Brnovich)
I have written this analysis for SCOTUSBlog. It begins:
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a strange voting rights case. Rather than the typical case, in which a voting rights group representing minority voters sues a state or locality for… Continue reading
Biden Administration Reverses Position Before Supreme Court in Arizona Voting Rights Act Case (Brnovich), But Does Not Say Plaintiffs Should Win
From the letter:
The Department has now concluded that, although it does not disagree with the conclusion in that brief that neither Arizona measure violates Section 2’s results test, the Department does not adhere to the framework for application… Continue reading
“When America Truly Became a Democracy: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 finally delivered on the stated ideals of this country. Now it hangs by a thread.”
Extensive Vann Newkirk piece in The Atlantic’s March issue.
“2021-22 Redistricting Cycle Poses High Risk of Racial Discrimination in the South, New Projections Show”
Brennan Center:
The next round of redistricting in 2021 and 2022 is likely to be the most challenging in recent history and particularly detrimental to communities of color, according to a report by Michael C. Li, one of… Continue reading
“The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
What’s next to save American democracy?The events of the past week have left many in this country reeling and worried seriously for the fate of democratic governance in the United States.… Continue reading
Second Circuit in Important Voting Rights Act Case Upholds East Ramapo Liability Under Section 2
This looks to be important:
Defendant-Appellant East Ramapo Central School District (“District”) appeals from the May 25, 2020 decision and order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Seibel, J.), issued after a bench… Continue reading