“Federal judges slam Texas’ redistricting formula”
The Houston Chronicle reports.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Voting Rights: What’s A Reasonable Requirement?”
This story appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday.
Only 33,000, Not 240,000, South Carolina Voters Lacking ID?
AP reports. The 240,000 figure always struck me as very high. It will be interesting to see how DOJ treats this new analysis as it decides whether to preclear South Carolina’s voter i.d. law. The current deadline for that… Continue reading
More Breaking News: 3-Judge DC Court Explains Its Decision Denying Texas Summary Judgment in Redistricting Case
Though the three-judge-court denied summary judgment a few weeks ago and set the Texas redistricting case in DC for trial, it did not issue an opinion at that time. It said an opinion would come later (to give time for… Continue reading
Breaking News: Federal Court in LaRoque (Kinston) Case Upholds Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act
You can find the 96 page opinion in LaRoque v. Holder at this link. Judge Bates, who decided the Shelby County case, decided this case as well, but noted that the issues were different in this case, including issues of… Continue reading
von Spakovksy Alleges Perjury By Justice Department Employee Reviewing Texas Redistricting Submissions
Given the source, I’d take this [CORRECTED LINK] with a large grain of salt. But I suspect we will be hearing a lot more about this in coming days.
The title of this post was also corrected to point… Continue reading
“Texas goes big – asks for Legislature’s maps to be used in 2012 elections, citing tight schedule”
Texas Redistricting reports on today’s filing of Texas’s opening brief before the Supreme Court in the redistricting dispute. Lyle Denniston offers analysis and links to the five simultaneous upside briefs filed today. Simultaneous replies due Jan. 3.
Am I the… Continue reading
“The Texas Redistricting Case and the Likely Continued Erosion of the Section 5 Process”
Mike Pitts offers some insightful analysis.
First Round of Texas Redistricting Briefs Due at SCOTUS Wednesday
See here.
“Redistricting creating chaos in 2012 primary”
AP reports from Texas.
Houston, We Have a Deal.
Primary election schedule approved by the three-judge court in Texas.
Read the Reply Brief in Shelby County Appeal Challenging Constitutionality of Section 5 of Voting Rights Act
Here. The briefing is now complete. Oral argument before a D.C. Circuit panel is Jan. 19.
“Voting Rights Controversies Wreak Havoc in Texas”
ABC News reports.
“Why Eric Holder’s Effort to Help Minority Voters Could Backfire”
John McWhorter has written this piece for The New Republic.