Shira Toeplitz at Roll Call looks at the impact of Shelby County on the next election cycle.

Daily Show here. Colbert Report here, and here (interviewing Prof. Peniel Joseph)

Associated Press Reuters (Joan Biskupic) USA Today editorial Chicago Tribune editorial Boston Globe editorial Wall St. Journal (news and editorial, and here on the impact in New York) LA Times Miami Herald (on the impact in… Continue reading

Here, in the Daily Beast: The Supreme Court’s decision holding unconstitutional a part of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) is one of most symbolically charged decisions in the court’s history.  First enacted in 1965, the part of the law… Continue reading

His column begins: The civil rights era ended Tuesday — or at least that’s what the historians will say about the U.S. Supreme Court‘s 5-4 decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as… Continue reading

Bob assesses the Roberts Court’s take on federalism in the elections arena.  It begins: Barely had the Court issued its opinion in the Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, invalidating Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act and for all practical… Continue reading

Which is not something one should do. “Geography, Not Voting Rights Act, Accounts for Most Majority-Minority Districts“

And just in case you’re feeling nostalgic, here’s a link to ELB posts about the VRA renewal, from the congressional renewal process itself in 2006 to the NAMUDNO case in 2009.

Looks like Shelby County has inspired at least a few new domain names to collect activist energies. Among them: RestoreVotingRights.org  (calling on Congress to act) FreeToVote.org  (calling for a constitutional amendment)

Yes, I’ve got some thoughts too.  Some of them are in this conversation with Ashby Jones at the Wall St. Journal (just enough to tantalize before the paywall). I’ve also got a post up at the SCOTUSblog symposium: Shadowboxing and … Continue reading

Also over at Balkinization, Mark Graber wonders where the Civil War went… From 1861 to 1865, the United States fought a civil war.  The outcome of the war were three constitutional amendments, military rule in the south, and numerous… Continue reading