“Do We Still Need the Voting Rights Act?”
Ben Jacobs writes for The Daily Beast.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“In Texas let’s be thankful for Section 5”
O. Ricardo Pimentel has written this oped for the San Antonio Express News.
“Don’t Worry About the Voting Rights Act; If the Supreme Court strikes down part of it, black and Hispanic voters will be just fine.”
Eric Posner and Nick Stephanopoulos have written this piece for Slate.
The New Hampshire Voting Rights Bailout Request
I’ve noted that the New Hampshire bailout request seems calculated to help the constitutional case for the Voting Rights Act as the Supreme Court hears the Shelby County case.
But conservatives are signalling they may not go along.
“Has the South Risen Above Racist Voting Laws?”
Asst. AG Tom Perez’s Remarks on Voting Rights, Section 5 and Fixing Long Lines
You can read the remarks from the GW conference here (via Palm Beach Post’s Feds Propose Voting Changes).
Arizona AG Says Burden of Complying with Voting Rights Act “Huge”
Important article in the Arizona Republic.
“Justice Department Examining Ways To Make Voting Easier, Heeding President’s Call To ‘Fix’ Long Lines”
The Huffington Post reports on Tom Perez’s keynote speech at today’s spectacular GW election law conference.
See also Election Lawyers See Bleak Future for Voting Rights Act at TPM.
“Contempt of Court”
Pam Karlan in Boston Review on, among other things, the Shelby County voting rights case before the Supreme Court.
Bailout King Goes for First Statewide Voting Rights Bailout: New Hampshire
See this blog post linking to the complaint.
And in case the connection to the Shelby County case (in which the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of section 5) is lost on anyone, Gerry Hebert explains: “It should… Continue reading
“Minority voters in Texas still need to be protected”
The Fort Worth Star Telegram offers this editorial.
“Is the Voting Rights Act Doomed?”
Nate Persily writes for NYT’s “Campaign Stops” blog.
Federal Court in San Antonio Ponders Staying Texas Redistricting Case Until SCOTUS Decides Shelby County
See this order.
“Why the Voting Rights Act Likely Won’t Survive Supreme Court Review”
Brentin Mock writes for The Nation.