New Lawsuit Filed Against Arizona Law Requiring Absentee Ballots to Arrive (Not Be Postmarked) by Election Day
The new lawsuit from Voto Latino and Priorities USA raises both constitutional and Voting Rights Act claims.
Read the complaint.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
House Administration Committee’s Subcommittee on Elections Releases New Report on Voting Rights, “Voting Rights and Election Administration in the United States of America”
The report is based upon numerous field hearings and extensively documents continued problems of voting rights in the United States, especially in jurisdictions formerly covered by section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Ninth Circuit Panel Skeptical of Poway Resident’s Attack on California Voting Rights Act
See this report from Courthouse News Service.
Here is the oral argument video.
“Trial begins in challenge to congressional district map”
AP:
African Americans make up more than a quarter of Alabama’s voting age population.But only one of the state’s seven congressional districts is majority black.A federal judge on Monday will begin a trial in a lawsuit that contends Alabama should… Continue reading
City of Santa Monica Files Opening Brief in Its California Voting Rights Act Appeal
Pay attention to the constitutional avoidance arguments here.
“Pleasant Grove voting method changed to cumulative voting, according to approved settlement”
Al.com:
A federal district judge approved a proposed settlement in the voting rights lawsuit between the Alabama NAACP, Pleasant Grove residents Eric Calhoun, and Jennifer Ford and the city of Pleasant Grove. The settlement changes the city’s election method… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court May Soon Deal a Final, Fatal Blow to the Voting Rights Act; A vital tool in the battle against voter suppression is in serious legal jeopardy”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate.
“‘Worth the Investment:’ Memos Reveal the Scope and Racial Animus of GOP Gerrymandering Ambitions”
David Daley with the latest from the Hofeller files:
IN COURT AND IN PUBLIC, many top Republicans have denied gerrymandering gives them any advantage at all. They’ve captured state legislatures and won an edge in Congress, some have suggested, due… Continue reading
“Congressional Authority to Protect Voting Rights After Shelby County v. Holder”
The House Judiciary Committee held this hearing Tuesday with a great lineup of speakers:
Mr. Justin Levitt Associate Dean for Research Professor of Law and Gerald T. McLaughlin Fellow, Loyola Law School, Los AngelesLevitt Truth in TestimonyLevitt Bio… Continue reading
Deep Dive: “How a decade of voting rights fights led to fewer redistricting safeguards for Texas voters of color”
Worth your time from Alexa Ura.
Fifth Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Affirms District Court Finding of Voting Rights Violation by Mississippi; Opinions to Follow
Brief order:
BREAKING: We secured a major #votingrights victory for Black voters in Mississippi. The 5th Circuit agrees with us—> It’s time to put in place a fair map for the MS State Legislature that will provide Black voters… Continue reading
Pleasant Grove, Alabama Voting Rights Lawsuit Settles with Cumulative Voting Remedy
AL.com:
A proposed settlement has been reached in the voting rights lawsuit filed against the city of Pleasant Grove alleging the rights of black candidates and voters had been violated by the city’s use of at-large voting.Court documents filed… Continue reading
“Despite A History Of Discrimination, Feds Won’t Oversee Redrawing Of Texas Political Districts”
Listen to my interview with Texas Standard on the 3-judge court decision to deny bail-in of Texas under the Voting Rights Act section 3c.
“Requiem for a Lone Star Bail-in”
Travis Crum at Take Care:
In a surprise decision, the three-judge district court overseeing the Texas redistricting litigation unanimously held that the State of Texas should not be “bailed-in” under Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act for… Continue reading