Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Beyond the Discrimination Model on Voting”

August 7, 2013, 9:01 amElections Clause, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Sam Issacharoff has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard L. Rev.). Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court’s contentious decision in Shelby County v. Holder closes the chapter on the most important and most successful of the civil rights… Continue reading

“Texas Fights New Voting Supervision”

August 7, 2013, 8:13 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston: Mounting a strong counter-attack to attempts by the Obama administration and others to give federal courts new powers of supervision over Texas voting laws, officials of the Lone Star State have told a three-judge district court in… Continue reading

Could NC Be Covered Under Section 3?

August 6, 2013, 12:18 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

HuffPost explores the possibility here.

The Voting Rights Act is 48 Today

August 6, 2013, 7:33 amVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Happy (?) Birthday. “Can Moral Monday help counteract SCOTUS?,” asks this Salon column by Gary May, author of a book on the VRA’s history cited in Justice Ginsburg’s Shelby dissent. Huffpost and the Nation also have posts on the birthday.

“Did Shelby County Impact Congress’s Authority Under Section 2 of the 13th Amendment?”

August 6, 2013, 7:01 amVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Josh Blackman blogs on a constitutional challenge to the Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Slate Gabfest Tackles Holder’s Voting Rights Gambit

August 3, 2013, 10:40 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

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“North Carolina Voter ID Law Could Lead To Increased Voter Intimidation, Harassment, Election Officials Fear”

August 2, 2013, 10:54 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

HuffPo reports.

“The Republican Push to Make it Harder to Vote; Laws like North Carolina’s draconian new voter-ID laws are a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. But voter backlash could be fierce.”

August 2, 2013, 8:46 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Linda Killian has written this article for The Atlantic.

“How Far Will Justice Department Go Over Voting Rights?”

August 2, 2013, 8:28 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Stateline reports.

“Right to Vote Needs Federal Protection”

August 1, 2013, 9:10 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Steve and Cokie Roberts have written this column.

Texas shows Congress must update the Voting Rights Act

August 1, 2013, 4:00 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActDepartment of Justice, preclearance, Section 3, Shelby County, Texas, Voting Rights ActSpencer Overton

Thanks to Rick for inviting me to serve as a regular contributor at the Election Law Blog! Click here for my latest at The Huffington Post. An excerpt: “A recent court action against Texas is important, but it should… Continue reading

“Sensenbrenner Sees GOP Support to Rewrite Voting Law”

August 1, 2013, 1:45 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

CQ Roll Call reports. I’m skeptical.

“Baton Rouge redistricting case will test the future of the Voting Rights Act”

August 1, 2013, 10:12 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

This item appears at Facing South.

“Obama’s Scheme to Take Over Texas”

July 31, 2013, 8:05 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Greg Abbott, Texas’s AG and a gubernatorial candidate, has written this oped for the Washington Times. It concludes: On top of that, putting states like Texas back under federal oversight is unnecessary to protect voting rights. Although the Supreme Court… Continue reading