Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

Molly Moran to Be Acting Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division

July 31, 2014, 2:42 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

HuffPo: The staff of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division gathered this morning in their fifth floor conference room — J. Edgar Hoover’s former office — for an “all hands” meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced that his… Continue reading

“Eric Holder Takes Voting Rights Battle to Ohio, Wisconsin”

July 31, 2014, 8:38 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

Breaking: Divided WI Supreme Court Upholds Voter ID Law; Federal Ban Still in Effect

July 31, 2014, 6:20 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Following up on this post, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, on a 4-3 vote (and 5-2 vote in the second case [corrected]), has rejected two challenges to the state’s voter id law. The federal ban on the law under the… Continue reading

Wisconsin Supreme Court Set to Issue Voter ID Ruling, Other Major Rulings, Thursday Morning–Could Moot Federal Case

July 30, 2014, 8:36 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Three bolts of legal lightning — affecting union bargaining, election law and same-sex couples — will finally come down Thursday morning in what promises to be a historic day for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Set for… Continue reading

DOJ Files Amicus Brief in Wisconsin Voter ID Case, Statement of Interest in Ohio Early Voting Case

July 30, 2014, 12:34 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

DOJ Wisconsin Filing DOJ Ohio Filing Ryan Reilly HuffPo story. DOJ Press release: ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ANNOUNCES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILINGS IN VOTING RIGHTS CASES IN WISCONSIN AND OHIO WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Justice… Continue reading

“Rand Paul Stands Out in Courting Black Voters”

July 26, 2014, 9:14 pmcampaigns, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT reports.

Senator Rand Paul Says He Wants to Restore a Federal Role Under the Voting Rights Act….

July 25, 2014, 9:30 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

if that’s true, then why is he not a co-sponsor of the #VRAA or offering his own legislation?

“What’s wrong with Palmdale: an unfair election system”

July 23, 2014, 12:24 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

LAT editorial [corrected].

“Race and Voting Rights”

July 18, 2014, 4:06 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Ryan Haygood NYT Letter to the Editor.

“Will donors punish GOP outliers on election law?”

July 18, 2014, 4:01 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Targeting the few Republican congressional supporters of the Voting Rights Amendments Act.

“Could southern black voters save the Senate for Democrats?”

July 18, 2014, 12:50 pmcampaigns, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Greg Sargent ponders.

Read Bill Galston Recommend to Pres. Clinton Withdrawal of Lani Guinier Nomination Based on Guinier’s VRA Views

July 18, 2014, 10:22 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

From a newly released set of documents today from the Clinton library I have spent much of the past week carefully reading Lani Guinier’s recent law review articles and other pertinent materials. On this basis, I have reached a difficult… Continue reading

“Voter ID’s last stand: let’s finally declare laws what they are – racist on purpose”

July 16, 2014, 9:33 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ana Marie Cox Guardian column.

“Obama admin to join voting rights cases in Ohio and Wisconsin”

July 15, 2014, 8:31 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

MSNBC: “It’s not clear from Holder’s comments whether the Justice Department intends simply to file amicus briefs in support of the laws’ challengers, or whether it plans to intervene as a new plaintiff—and assign government lawyers to the cases—as… Continue reading