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Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Today’s Must Read: NYT Magazine Jim Rutenberg Piece on Voting Rights in Pasadena, TX
A deep dive into the state of Hispanic voting rights in the U.S., through the lens of a Texas town.
ELB Podcast Episode 8. Pam Karlan: Voting Rights In America, 2016
What is the state of voting rights in the United States as we approach the 2016 elections? Has the loss of a key portion of the Voting Rights Act thanks to the Supreme Court’s Shelby County decision made it harder… Continue reading
“Realizing the Right to Vote: The Story of Thornburg v. Gingles”
Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Election Law Stories). Here is the abstract;
Justice William Brennan’s opinion in Thornburg v. Gingles is among the most consequential and enduring in the election law canon. Gingles established a three-part… Continue reading
“Balance Sheet Voting Rights Act 50 years”
New issue of Transatlantica on the Voting Rights Act:
Olivier Richomme
The Voting Rights Act at 50: From Participation to Meaningful Representation Vote[Full Text]
Jesse H. Rhodes
Competing Partisan Regimes and the Transformation of the Voting Rights Act, 1965-2015… Continue reading
“Eric Holder on Voting Rights, Black Lives Matter, Karl Rove, and Tupac”
Conversation with Ari Berman.
The case that struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act was called Shelby County v. Holder. You are Holder. Do you think the Administration in retrospect could have done anything differently in… Continue reading
“Florida’s Ex-Felons Struggle to Regain Their Voting Rights”
Spencer Woodman deep dive at The Intercept.
Eric Foner Reviews Ari Berman’s “Give Us the Ballot”
Here, in The Nation.
“Baltimore Will Host Next Voting Rights Institute to Train New Generation of Voting Rights Lawyers”
“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