Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Breaking: DC panel denies Texas’ request for summary judgment on preclearance”
Texas Redistricting Blog:
The DC panel issued an order this morning denying the State of Texas’ request for summary judgment on preclearance of state house, state senate, and congressional maps.
The order states:
Having carefully considered the entire record… Continue reading
“S.C. election agency withholds ID list”
AP: “South Carolina’s Election Commission said Friday it would seek the state attorney general’s opinion on whether it must immediately release a list of voters who lack state-issued driver’s licenses or ID cards required by a new law. Agency… Continue reading
‘Alabama County Continues Fight Over Voting Rights Act’
This item appears on the WSJ law blog.
“A coalition of voters file first N.C. redistricting lawsuit”
Here.
“What is the Justice Department doing about Southern voting rights?”
This item appears at “Facing South.”
Republicans in CA Assert Latino Voting Rights Claims Against Congressional Redistricting Claims
Sac Bee reports on a new federal lawsuit.
Shelby County Files DC Circuit Brief Challenging VRA Section 5 Constitutionality
NPR on Texas, Arizona Redistricting Controversies
“DOJ Approves New South Carolina Map”
Roll Call reports.
“Federal court refuses to speed review of election law”
Florida Republican presidential primary will operate under two sets of rules.
California Republicans Complain to Obama DOJ That CA Redistricting Violates Section 5 of VRA
Add Georgia to the List of States Arguing that Sec. 5 of the VRA is Unconstitutional
AP reports.
“California high court rejects challenges to redistricting”
The end of this LA Times article notes: “Some minority rights groups, particularly Latinos, complained that the maps did not properly reflect their growth and threatened to sue in federal court. So far, none has.”