Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

No, Justice Breyer Won’t Help Elect Donald Trump with a “Courtesy” Fifth Vote for Stay in NC Case

August 5, 2016, 1:24 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ian Millhiser makes the case: On its surface, Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. has very little to do with voting rights. It’s a case about the right of transgender students to use a bathroom that aligns with their… Continue reading

4th Circuit Denies Stay, Sending NC to #SCOTUS for Possible Stay in Voting Case

August 4, 2016, 2:00 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Following up on this post, here’s today’s docket notation: COURT ORDER filed [999904865] denying Motion to recall mandate [155]; denying Motion to stay mandate [FRAP 41(d)]. [155] Copies to all parties. And from the opinion, the 4th Circuit tries to… Continue reading

My Interview on PBS @NewsHour on Voting Rights Decisions, Fraud Claims, and Trump

August 3, 2016, 5:09 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can watch, listen, and read the transcript here.

NC Wants 4th Circuit Stay in Voting Case, Pending #SCOTUS Decision to Hear Case

August 3, 2016, 11:02 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

See this motion filed by the state of North Carolina in the voting case. As ELB readers will recall, the 4th Circuit blocked aspects of North Carolina’s voting law, including its strict voter id law, on grounds the law… Continue reading

“Voter ID Laws Face Uncertain Future After Court Decisions”

August 2, 2016, 3:14 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I spoke to NPR’s Kelly McEvers on All Things Considered.Listen.

“Five Points On The Big Court Losses For GOP Vote Suppressors”

August 2, 2016, 10:24 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed reports for TPM.

“Turning the Tide on Voting Rights”

August 2, 2016, 5:02 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the NY Times. It begins: Has the tide against restrictive voting laws turned? In the last few weeks, voting rights groups, in some instances working with the Department of Justice, have posted a series… Continue reading

“Federal judge blocks N. Dakota’s voter-ID law, calling it unfair to Native Americans”

August 1, 2016, 9:41 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bob Barnes for WaPo.

“Will the Court Revisit Shelby County?”

August 1, 2016, 9:34 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Zack Roth for Slate: Some liberals are even starting to hope that a future Supreme Court—with a ninth member appointed by President Hillary Clinton—could overturn Shelby. It’s not impossible, but the idea isn’t on voting rights advocates’ immediate radar. Shelbyinvalidated… Continue reading

WI Files Emergency 7th Circuit Stay Motion in WI Voter ID Case (Frank v. Walker)

August 1, 2016, 4:07 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Release. Motion.

“Bloomberg Law: Voter I.D. Laws Go to Court Across U.S. (Audio)”

August 1, 2016, 3:52 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Rick Pildes and I were guests. Listen.

“Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls”

July 31, 2016, 10:45 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Today’s must read from Michael Wines in the NYT on what is still lost with the demise of Section 5 preclearance.

“‘Racially Discriminatory Intent’ And Voter ID Laws”

July 31, 2016, 3:56 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin on All Things Considered. Listen.

Breaking and Analysis: (Another) Federal Court Strikes Restrictive WI Voting Rules

July 29, 2016, 3:23 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

In a 119-page opinion, a federal district court has struck a host of WI voting rules, including certain voter id provisions, as unconstitutional. Among other things, the court has ordered that expired but otherwise valid student id cards will be… Continue reading