Giovanni Facchini, Brian G. Knight, Cecilia Testa for NBER: This paper investigates the relationship between the franchise and law enforcement practices using evidence from the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. We find that, following the VRA,… Continue reading

Mark Joseph Stern for Slate.

You can find the opinion, authored by Judge Edith Jones, at this link. The court found no liability under Section 2’s result’s test and rejected the district court finding of intentional racial discrimination. Judge Duncan, concurring in the judgment, believed… Continue reading

The Guardian reports.

AP reports.

Setting forth a battle for the future (via How Appealing).

Jeffrey Toobin in The New Yorker.

Montgomery Advertiser: The U.S. Department of Justice argued in a brief filed Tuesday that Alabama’s current requirement to have witnesses sign an absentee ballot is not a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The brief, filed in a lawsuit… Continue reading

Gannett: A federal judge struck down the method East Ramapo uses to elect its school board Tuesday, saying the current setup is unfair to black and Latino voters.U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Seibel, in a 77-page decision issued this morning,… Continue reading