Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Abbott Opens Texas G.O.P.’s Push to Limit Voting and Reshape the State”

July 8, 2021, 4:14 amVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NYT: Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Wednesday kicked off a high-stakes political fight over the state’s future, formally announcing a special session of the Legislature in which he and fellow Republicans will try to push Texas further to… Continue reading

“Texas Lawmakers Return For A Second Shot At Tighter Voting Laws”

July 7, 2021, 1:28 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NPR: Texas lawmakers are reconvening in a special legislative session that begins Thursday in which voting restrictions are expected to be a top priority for Republicans.The special session starts a week after the Supreme Court gave a green… Continue reading

More of the Brnovich Symposium on SCOTUSblog

July 7, 2021, 9:00 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Contributions from David Gans and Hans von Spakovsky are now posted.

“Samuel Alito’s Boundless Contempt for Democracy”

July 7, 2021, 6:27 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Matt Ford in TNR: “In a nihilistic ruling by Justice Samuel Alito, the six-justice conservative majority did not so much interpret Section 2 as they rewrote it and gave future litigants a roadmap to circumvent what was left. The… Continue reading

“Did the Supreme Court Just Kill the Voting Rights Act?”

July 6, 2021, 10:21 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

The NYT summarizes perspectives on Brnovich.

“How Convenient Should Voting Be? Court Ruling Leaves No Clear Answer”

July 6, 2021, 9:59 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Nate Cohn’s analysis of Brnovich: What kind of restrictions on voting violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act? …The court’s decision didn’t offer a clear answer. Instead, it offered “guideposts” to illustrate why the Arizona law passed muster, without… Continue reading

SCOTUSblog Symposium on Brnovich

July 6, 2021, 1:45 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Here, with contributions from Ciara Torres-Spelliscy and Derek Muller so far.

The Onion’s Take on Brnovich

July 6, 2021, 8:49 amelection law "humor", Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

ICYMI.

“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Have Laid the Groundwork for the Devastation to Come”

July 6, 2021, 3:43 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern on Slate: Until about a week ago, we heard a lot of media stories of a confounding and unpredictable court, with improbable lineups and unlikely bedfellows. And sure, there has been a lot… Continue reading

“How G.O.P. Laws in Montana Could Complicate Voting for Native Americans”

July 6, 2021, 3:38 amelection administration, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NYT: [U]nder H.B. 530, a law passed this spring by the Republican-controlled State Legislature …. paid ballot collection is now banned….The ballot collection law is part of a nationwide push by Republican state legislators to rewrite election rules,… Continue reading

“What’s Next For Voting Rights After The Supreme Court’s Decision”

July 5, 2021, 5:43 amVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NPR’s analysis.

“US Supreme Court ruling cites outdated Arizona law on early ballots”

July 4, 2021, 6:16 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Tuscon.com: A new ruling upholding Arizona election laws comes as state lawmakers just changed one of the reasons the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to leave those statutes in place.In concluding the ban on ballot harvesting does not violate the Voting… Continue reading

Doug Spencer: “Voting Rights Contortion in Brnovich”

July 4, 2021, 6:12 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Doug Spencer: Last Thursday’s decision in Brnovich v. DNC exposed the skill of the Supreme Court’s conservative Justices to twist and bend the law in ways that were never intended. The Roberts… Continue reading

“Proving Racist Intent: Democrats Face High New Bar in Opposing Voting Laws”

July 3, 2021, 6:55 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: The 6-to-3 decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday that upheld voting restrictions in Arizona has effectively left voting rights advocates with a higher bar for bringing federal cases under the Voting Rights Act: proving discriminatory intent.That burden is… Continue reading