Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

Federal Court Denies Partial Relief in Wisconsin Voter ID Case

October 19, 2015, 2:18 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

ACLU: A federal district court today rejected a request to increase access to the ballot for Wisconsin voters. The American Civil Liberties Union sought to expand the list of acceptable identification to include IDs for veterans and students… Continue reading

Attn Chief Justice Roberts: Things Have Not Changed in the South as Much as You Think

October 18, 2015, 6:04 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Sam Hall in the Clarion Ledger describes how a Republican state legislator in Mississippi opposed a ballot measure because a “black judge” would decide its fate: In a speech to the Tishomingo County Midway Republican Rally, Carpenter outlined his opposition… Continue reading

Tweet of the Day

October 16, 2015, 7:35 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Justice Don Willett (Supreme Court of Texas):

TX Redistricting Plaintiffs Try to Prod Dilatory Three-Judge Court

October 14, 2015, 2:19 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Texas redistricting case has been pending before a three-judge court in San Antonio for a long time. The case was filed in May 2011. Supplemental briefs had been ordered, and filed, and…. nothing. So now the plaintiffs have filed… Continue reading

“Civil Rights in a Desegregating America”

October 14, 2015, 12:12 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Law Review). Here is the abstract: The law largely has overlooked one of the most important sociological developments of the last half-century: a sharp decline in residential segregation.… Continue reading

“Racially Polarized Voting”

October 9, 2015, 2:46 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Chris Elmendorf, Kevin Quinn and Marisa Abrajano have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Law Review). Here is the abstract: Whether voting is racially polarized has for the last generation been the linchpin question in vote dilution… Continue reading

“Justice Department Called On To Investigate Alabama Voter ID Issue”

October 9, 2015, 11:38 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NPR: YEAGER: At a press conference in Birmingham, the Reverend Jesse Jackson isn’t shy about what he thinks of the state’s move. JESSE JACKSON: Of course it’s a new Jim Crow. YEAGER: Jim Crow – he’s referring to the… Continue reading

“Jeb Bush and Ben Carson Split on Voting Rights Act”

October 8, 2015, 7:55 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: Saying that he wanted the Voting Rights Act to be protected, Mr. Carson told CNN: “Whether we still need it or not, whether we’ve outgrown the need for it, it’s questionable. Maybe we have. Maybe we haven’t. But… Continue reading

“Jeb Bush Is Completely Wrong About the Voting Rights Act”

October 8, 2015, 7:10 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

What Did Jeb Bush Mean in His Comments About Not “Reauthorizing” the Voting Rights Act?

October 8, 2015, 8:20 amcampaigns, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

It is hard to know exactly what to make of Jeb Bush’s comments. According to this video from an Q and A with Jeb Bush, the exchange went like this (my transcription): Questioner: Where do you stand on the Voting… Continue reading

“State wants federal judge to rule on Voter ID before March primaries”

October 8, 2015, 6:46 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Winston-Salem Journal: State attorneys want a federal judge to dismiss the legal challenge to North Carolina’s voter-identification law before the March 2016 presidential primary, according to court documents filed Wednesday. And though the plaintiffs, including the North Carolina chapter of… Continue reading

“Hoyer: Alabama DMV Closures Prove That Voting Rights Act Must Be Restored”

October 7, 2015, 10:05 amThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

TPM reports.

Christopher Coates Heavily Criticizes Ari Berman Voting Rights Book

October 6, 2015, 9:37 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Former DOJ voting section chief, who has now become associated with conservative legal attacks on the DOJ’s voting rights position, minces no words.

“Launch of Voting Rights Institute: Remarks of J. Gerald Hebert on October 2, 2015”

October 6, 2015, 9:34 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Gerry: The VRI will have 3 main focuses, and Dean Treanor and Caroline Fredrickson have highlighted two of them: a VRI at Georgetown Law will provide opportunities for students, recent graduates, and fellows to engage in litigation and policy… Continue reading