“Plan B for Voting Rights”
Jesse Wegman has written this NYT Editorial Notebook column on the Elections Clause.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Ruth Marcus: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the offensive”
A Thoughtful Critic of My Take on North Carolina, and a Brief Response
As I presume with anyone who writes these days on current controversies, I get a lot of emails disagreeing with my positions. Many are intemperate; some are filled with obscenities.
But some are really thoughtful and heartfelt. Below the fold… Continue reading
“Reid Keeps Expectations Low on Fixing Voting Rights Act”
“Obama Invokes King in Fight to Protect Voting Rights”
“On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights”
“Obama: ‘We’re Not Going To Wait For Congress’ To Act On Voting Rights Act”
Video from PBS News Hour interview.
“The True Cost of Free Voter I.D. in Texas”
This interesting item (and many other interesting items) appear at the new “Texas Election Law Blog.” The blog is written by “Joseph Kulhavy – I am a licensed attorney in the State of Texas, and from October 6, 2004 until… Continue reading
Other Goings-On in Texas Since The Supreme Court Killed Voting Rights Act Section 5 Preclearance
In Pasadena, TX: “the City of Pasadena in southeast Harris County voted 5-4 to place a proposition on the November 2013 ballot that, if approved by voters, would change the city’s current 8 single member district system of electing members… Continue reading
“Black Republicans try to appropriate Martin Luther King”
And apparently they don’t support fixing the Voting Rights Act:
A similar response greeted Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who criticized the Supreme Court decision that invalidated part of the Voting Rights Act and vowed to repair the law so… Continue reading
“King’s Deferred ‘Dream’ of Democracy”
Janai Nelson writes for Reuters Opinion.
“Obama address, bells to mark 50 years since King’s ‘Dream’ speech”
“Voting Rights Fix Tests Civil Rights Movement’s Strength”
ABC News reports.
“North Carolina Restricts Voting Access in the Name of Reform”
Nick Byrne at Jurist.