Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“The State of Voting Rights in America”

May 13, 2014, 9:18 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

[bumping to the top–see some of you in Chicago tomorrow!] I’m looking forward to participating in this event at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics on May 14 (the event’s video will be posted on the Institute’s website soon… Continue reading

Great Profile of Judges Adelman and Randa–Both Decided Controversial WI Election Law Cases Recently

May 11, 2014, 10:51 pmcampaign finance, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Read. And both could well be reversed on appeal.

“Plaintiffs in election date lawsuit file response to city of Augusta”

May 9, 2014, 10:13 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Augusta Chronicle: The plaintiffs seek an injunction against the election date change from the November general election to the May 20 primary election. They contend the move will result in discrimination against minority voters, whose turnout is much lower… Continue reading

“Voting Rights Institute in Washington Will Train New Generation of Voting Rights Lawyers”

May 9, 2014, 10:06 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

See here.

“The Play in the Joints of the Election Clauses”

May 9, 2014, 9:53 amElections Clause, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Derek Muller has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Election Law Journal). Here is the abstract: The Constitution delegates election administration to both the federal government and the state governments. But delineating the boundary between these sovereigns has not been… Continue reading

“Efforts to revive Voting Rights Act provision stall in Congress”

May 8, 2014, 10:16 amVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

It is odd that this article originating in the Dallas Morning News does not include the two most important words related to this question: Eric Cantor.

“The Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014: A Constitutional Response to Shelby County”

May 8, 2014, 8:24 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

ACS: ACS is pleased to distribute “The Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014: A Constitutional Response to Shelby County,” an Issue Brief by William Yeomans, Fellow in Law and Government, American University Washington College of Law; Nicholas Stephanopoulos,… Continue reading

Weiser and Norden Respond to Tom Edsall Column on Campaign Finance and Voting Rights

May 7, 2014, 3:46 pmcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here.

Frank v. Walker Opinion Striking Down Voter ID in Wisconsin Now Posted at ELB

May 7, 2014, 8:52 amvoter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I just went to look for a Westlaw citation for this 4/29/2014 case but it is not yet on Westlaw. In the meantime, you can find the opinion posted here: https://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/frankvwalker.pdf.