Roy Johnson column in Al.com:
Evan Milligan was in church when his phone began to buzz. In church in Berlin, among a group visiting and studying an area that was once home to one of the region’s largest Jewish communities.… Continue reading
I have written this piece for the NY Times. It begins:
The Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling on Thursday in Allen v. Milligan is as shocking as it is welcome. The Voting Rights Act has lived to see another day,… Continue reading
I agree with Nick that today’s decision in Allen v. Milligan was stunning. I don’t want to give the Supreme Court too much credit, for reasons that Melissa Murray identify here, but I had prepared myself for the worst… Continue reading
There will surely be more to discuss, but I wanted to flag these parallels in Chef Justice Roberts’ opinions.
First, from Shelby County v. Holder (2013):
Second, from Allen v. Milligan (2023):
Dahlia Lithwick and I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
It was impossible to listen to oral arguments this past Supreme Court term without being struck by the way this court’s conservative supermajority views the 14th Amendment. According… Continue reading
Initially I predicted a summer hearing for this important and delayed case under the California Voting Rights Act. Then it appeared my prediction was wrong when the June oral argument calendar came out without the Santa Monica case.
Now,… Continue reading
Last month, I noted the dispute over whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act extends to legislation with a discriminatory purpose or only discriminatory effect. The Eleventh Circuit, in a case out of Florida, held that Section 2… Continue reading
The Fifth Circuit this week handed down its decision in La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott. This was a challenge to Texas’s SB 1 brought by organizations represented by the Elias Law Group. At issue was a discovery… Continue reading
So this prediction was premature.
The June oral argument calendar is out and the case is not on it. The court does not hold oral argument in July or August.
Stay tuned.
Yesterday, the Justice Department announced a proposed consent decree with Union County, New Jersey and its elections officials in a suit challenging the county’s practices with respect to the availability of election assistance and materials in Spanish for Spanish-speaking voters… Continue reading
Boston Globe: The City of Boston’s new maps for City Council have been enjoined and must be redrawn before the November elections.
“’Plaintiffs have demonstrated a likelihood of success in showing that race played a predominant role in the… Continue reading