“Outcome of trial on N.C. election law changes will have national effect”
Bob Barnes reports for WaPo.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Federal voting rights trial expected to end today”
Winston-Salem Journal (which commendably has been covering every day of the trial):
After nearly three weeks, a federal trial on North Carolina’s election law is wrapping up, with closing arguments to begin either late this morning or early afternoon.
The… Continue reading
“The Fight for American Voting Rights: Inside Ari Berman’s New Book”
An Academic Elegy
Guy-Urïel Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, have a new piece in the Iowa Law Review. I offered a commentary, here. Just to give you a flavor for the piece is, here’s a brief excerpt from my introduction, which offers a… Continue reading
“A Dream Undone: Inside the 50 Year Campaign to Roll Back the Voting Rights Act”
Jim Rutenberg cover story for NYT magazine.
“State begins case in NC elections trial”
“Plaintiffs rest case in federal voting rights trial; state attorneys call first witness”
The latest from the NC voting trial.
“Voting Rights on Trial, Again”
I missed this On Point segment earlier this week.
“Rutgers professor testifies in federal [trial] that voter fraud is rare”
Lori Minnite testifies in NC voting trial.
NC Election Director Testifies: No Evidence of Significant Fraud in Same Day Voter Registration
The latest from the NC trial. [corrected link]
“Podcast: Voting rights on trial in North Carolina”
Derek Muller and I spoke with Jeffrey Rosen for a National Constitution Center podcast:
On August 6, the Voting Rights Act will celebrate its 50th anniversary. First enacted in 1965 and extended in 1970, 1975 and 1982, it is considered… Continue reading
“How the Never-Ending Battle of Redistricting Will Impact 2016”
Alan Greenblatt reports for Governing.
“Expert: Voters would have faced longer lines in ’12 had N.C.’s election law been in place”
The latest from the NC voting trial.
“Black votes matter: the North Carolina electors who say new law is unfair”
The Guardian on the NC voting trial.