Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Minority groups object to new Texas political maps”

February 29, 2012, 2:57 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP: “Minority groups in Texas objected Wednesday to new congressional and state House maps drawn by a San Antonio court, urging a separate court in Washington, D.C., to speed up a review that could mark the last opportunity to… Continue reading

After All the Machinations at the Supreme Court, Was It Worth It for Texas to Appeal the Interim Maps?

February 29, 2012, 10:06 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The verdict appears to be “yes.” Rothenberg Political Report: While neither party gets its ideal scenario, the proposed map is likely to result in a split of the state’s four new congressional districts by creating three new Hispanic-majority seats that… Continue reading

Coverage of the Texas Redistricting Interim Maps

February 28, 2012, 8:45 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

San Antonio News-Express NY Times AP Texas Tribune

Texas Court Orders on Interim Maps Signed by All Three Judges

February 28, 2012, 1:21 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Court says “an opinion” coming later. I would think (but cannot guarantee) that the signature of the three judges and the references to “an” opinion means no dissents. From the order:

Breaking News: Three Judge Texas Court Releases New Interim Maps

February 28, 2012, 12:52 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas Redistricting has them. More to come.

Big Developments in LaRoque Voting Rights Case (Kinston)

February 27, 2012, 10:19 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Big news: The government precleared the Kinston change, DOJ moved to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds of mootness, and the DC Circuit ordered the case, which was to be argued today, taken off calendar pending resolution of the mootness… Continue reading

“The Voting Rights Act is outmoded, unworkable; Section 5 was a valuable tool against disenfranchisement, but it now facilitates the bias it was designed to prevent.”

February 25, 2012, 10:07 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ilya Shapiro has this oped in the National Law Journal.

Constitutional Accountability Center Previews D.C. Circuit Argument Monday in LaRoque Voting Rights Act Case

February 24, 2012, 9:55 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here.

“One Man Standing Against Race-Based Laws”

February 23, 2012, 6:12 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT/Texas Tribune profile of Edward Blum, the man behind NAMUDNO, Shelby County, and the Fisher affirmative action case.

“WISCONSIN SUED OVER RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY VOTER LAW”

February 23, 2012, 7:45 amThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The following press release arrived via email: WISCONSIN SUED OVER RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY VOTER LAW FIRST SUIT TO SPECIFICALLY CHARGE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 78 PERCENT OF YOUNG BLACK MEN COULD BE BARRED FROM THE POLLS Milwaukee, WI – Advancement Project, joined by… Continue reading

Bloomberg News Law Segment on SCOTUS Texas Redistricting Decision

February 21, 2012, 6:50 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

This is from a few weeks ago, but I have now had the audio posted so that you may listen here.

“Conservatives push a ‘legal assault’ on the Voting Rights Act”

February 20, 2012, 8:22 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

This item appears at Daily Kos.

“Voting Rights Act Under Siege”

February 19, 2012, 9:09 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein has the lead story at Politico.

Bad Judge Draw for South Carolina in Voter ID Preclearance Case

February 17, 2012, 3:15 pmSupreme Court, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Via Texas Redistricting comes the news that the panel is district court judges Collen Kollar-Kotelly, and John Bates and D.C. Circuit judge Brett Kavanaugh. This panel will decide whether the Department of Justice erred in not approving South Carolina’s voter… Continue reading