Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Mapping the Ballot Box” Event at UC Berkeley
I’m looking forward to participating in this event:
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 Symposium Agenda:
8:30-9:00 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am: Opening Remarks by Professor john a. powell, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society (Warren Room)
9:45-11:00… Continue reading
Andrew Cohen Highlights Some of the Amicus Briefs in Shelby County Voting Rights Case
Here, at the Atlantic.
“Namudno’s Non-Existent Principle of State Equality”
Zachary Price has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, NYU Law Review Online). Here is the abstract:
In Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder (NAMUDNO), the Supreme Courtsuggested in dicta that federal legislation that treats states unequally… Continue reading
“‘Stakes are enormous’ in voting rights case”
Erwin Chemerinsky has written this column for the ABA Journal on the Shelby County case.
“Officials oppose Voting Rights Act challenge”
USA Today: “Black elected officials from Alabama and some of the state’s most prominent civil rights lawyers are urging the Supreme Court to preserve key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in a case the court will hear… Continue reading
Levitt Contribution to Reuters VRA Symposium
Justin Levitt weighs in in the online Reuters symposium on what should happen after a decision in Shelby County: “Where discriminatory democracies were broken and have not fully healed, local decisions on representation need a sturdy federal floor protecting race… Continue reading
Must Read CQ Cover Story on Voting Rights Act Case
It is behind the paywall here, but I will relink when it is freely available. The writer, Amanda Becker, talks with Rep. Sensenbrenner over what would happen if the Court strikes down section 5 in the Shelby County case and… Continue reading
“Black delegate decides against Va. GOP’s redistricting map”
The latest from Virginia.
“Will Justice Kennedy Vote for Voting Rights?”
Lincoln Caplan has written this Editorial Observer column for the NY Times.
” 7 Port Chester seats up for grabs; businessman challenges Mayor Pilla”
Cumulative voting as VRA remedy, played out in new election.
Full List of Amicus Briefs Supporting Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act in Shelby County Case
Via LDF:
Full List of Amici Briefs Filed in Support of RespondentIntervenors
1. Covered Jurisdictions – States of New York, California, Mississippi, and North Carolina
2. Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary – Reps. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., … Continue reading
“The Future of the Voting Rights Act”
Heather Gerken blogs about the Reuters symposium.
Amicus Briefs Supporting Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act Filed in Shelby County Case
The NAACP LDF has posted the amicus briefs here (corrected link). Among the notable briefs is a Pam Karlan brief written for Representatives Sensenbrenner, Conyers, Chabot, Nadler, Watt, and Scott.
UPDATE: The Hill offers Two House GOPers join Dems urging … Continue reading