USA Today‘s Richard Wolf gets the quote: “The court has the reputation of being conservative, but if you take activism to mean readiness to strike down laws passed by Congress, I think the current court will go down in… Continue reading
WSJ Law Blog:
Dusting off a little-used section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Attorney General Eric Holder made headlines last week when he asked a federal court in San Antonio to take back control of Texas’s voting rules.… Continue reading
The Representative writes a USA Today oped: “While it is too early to say how to best restore the formula struck down by the Court, any solution must be politically palatable and comply with the Court’s interpretation of the… Continue reading
I have written this oped for the National Law Journal. It begins:
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 25 that it would seek renewed federal oversight of some jurisdictions previously subject to DOJ “preclearance” because of their history… Continue reading
NYT reports.
Hard to see this meeting as more than symbolism. Further, it’s a recognition that Congressional action to fix Section 5 now seems unlikely and any new push on voting rights will have to come from DOJ and… Continue reading
9 – 10 am Ask A Leader
with Claudia Shambaugh
Leaders of All Stripes and Ages
UCI Law School Professor Rick Hasen and UCI Political Science Professor Louis DeSipio regarding the Supreme Court ruling on the Voters Rights Act, and… Continue reading