Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Pleasant Grove voting method changed to cumulative voting, according to approved settlement”

October 13, 2019, 8:01 pmalternative voting systems, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Al.com: A federal district judge approved a proposed settlement in the voting rights lawsuit between the Alabama NAACP, Pleasant Grove residents Eric Calhoun, and Jennifer Ford and the city of Pleasant Grove. The settlement changes the city’s election method… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court May Soon Deal a Final, Fatal Blow to the Voting Rights Act; A vital tool in the battle against voter suppression is in serious legal jeopardy”

October 10, 2019, 9:58 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Mark Joseph Stern for Slate.

“‘Worth the Investment:’ Memos Reveal the Scope and Racial Animus of GOP Gerrymandering Ambitions”

September 27, 2019, 3:53 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

David Daley with the latest from the Hofeller files: IN COURT AND IN PUBLIC, many top Republicans have denied gerrymandering gives them any advantage at all. They’ve captured state legislatures and won an edge in Congress, some have suggested, due… Continue reading

“Congressional Authority to Protect Voting Rights After Shelby County v. Holder”

September 24, 2019, 8:40 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

The House Judiciary Committee held this hearing Tuesday with a great lineup of speakers: Mr. Justin Levitt Associate Dean for Research Professor of Law and Gerald T. McLaughlin Fellow, Loyola Law School, Los AngelesLevitt Truth in Testimony Levitt Bio… Continue reading

Deep Dive: “How a decade of voting rights fights led to fewer redistricting safeguards for Texas voters of color”

September 10, 2019, 10:19 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Worth your time from Alexa Ura.

Fifth Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Affirms District Court Finding of Voting Rights Violation by Mississippi; Opinions to Follow

August 1, 2019, 2:15 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Brief order: BREAKING: We secured a major #votingrights victory for Black voters in Mississippi. The 5th Circuit agrees with us—> It’s time to put in place a fair map for the MS State Legislature that will provide Black voters… Continue reading

Pleasant Grove, Alabama Voting Rights Lawsuit Settles with Cumulative Voting Remedy

July 31, 2019, 7:34 amalternative voting systems, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AL.com: A proposed settlement has been reached in the voting rights lawsuit filed against the city of Pleasant Grove alleging the rights of black candidates and voters had been violated by the city’s use of at-large voting.Court documents filed… Continue reading

“Despite A History Of Discrimination, Feds Won’t Oversee Redrawing Of Texas Political Districts”

July 25, 2019, 10:35 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Listen to my interview with Texas Standard on the 3-judge court decision to deny bail-in of Texas under the Voting Rights Act section 3c.

“Requiem for a Lone Star Bail-in”

July 25, 2019, 7:15 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Travis Crum at Take Care: In a surprise decision, the three-judge district court overseeing the Texas redistricting litigation unanimously held that the State of Texas should not be “bailed-in” under Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act for… Continue reading

Breaking: In Major Decision, 3-Judge Federal District Court Unanimously Rejects Motion to Put Texas Back Under Federal Supervision over Voting, Despite Continuing Concerns About Texas’s Intentional Racial Discrimination

July 24, 2019, 7:59 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

A three-judge federal district court, which earlier had found that Texas engaged in intentional racial discrimination against African-Americans and Latinos in passing its 2011 redistricting plan has refused to put Texas back under federal supervision for voting. Before the Supreme… Continue reading

“Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Louisiana Over Discriminatory Maps for State Supreme Court”

July 23, 2019, 11:43 amjudicial elections, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Press Release.

“Mississippi Quotes John Roberts to Defend Its Racist Election Law”

July 22, 2019, 7:32 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Matt Ford for TNR.

“Mississippi: Election lawsuit is not about voting rights”

July 17, 2019, 5:16 pmelection law and constitutional law, Voting Rights ActJustin Levitt

The AP has a story about a lawsuit challenging the requirement for winning statewide office that candidates win both a majority of the popular vote and a plurality of the vote in the majority of Mississippi state house districts.

Redistricting using a citizenship count

July 17, 2019, 5:14 pmcensus litigation, redistricting, Voting Rights ActJustin Levitt

Ari Berman adds his voice to discussion of the potential ahead.

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