“North Carolina Will Determine the Future of the Voting Rights Act “
Ari Berman’s dispatch and analysis from this week’s preliminary injunction hearing.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“New N.C. voting law will hurt minority voting, witness says”
Barry Burden and Charles Stewart III on the stand.
Some of the history Barry testified about I covered here.
Texas Largely Loses Motion to Dismiss Voter ID Claims
Thanks to a reader for pointing out last week’s district court order in the Texas voter id case. The court mostly denied Texas’s motion to dismiss, even allowing claims to go forward at this point on voter id as a… Continue reading
“Mistrust in North Carolina Over Plan to Reduce Precincts”
Important NYT report on how the end of voting rights preclearance after Shelby County has affected voting changes on the local level.
“North Carolina’s ‘Monster’ Voting Law Challenged in Federal Court”
Ari Berman dispatch from today’s preliminary injunction hearing in North Carolina.
“How has voting changed since Shelby County v. Holder?”
“North Carolina voting law changes fight in court”
AP report on today’s hearing on the request for a preliminary injunction as to parts of North Carolina’s controversial election law.
For my broader look at some of the issues in North Carolina and related cases, see Race or … Continue reading
“Hearing on N.C. voter ID law draws national attention”
“Universalism and Civil Rights (with Notes on Voting Rights After Shelby)”
I blogged about this when it was draft, but another plug for a great one from Sam Bagenstos in the Yale Law Journal, especially relevant on the Voting Rights Amendments Act.
“UPDATE: Newhall School District to look at cumulative voting, even-year elections”
California Voting Rights Act continues to make waves.
“Why the Civil Rights Act Couldn’t Pass Today”
Todd Purdum, author of the new book, An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, has written this article in Politico, which also discusses the Voting Rights… Continue reading
(Pipe) Dreams Dashed Dept: Thad Cochran Not Supporting Voting Rights Act Fix
Sen. Cochran’s spokesperson tells Greg Sargent:
I asked Cochran spokesman Chris Gallegos for a response. He said Cochran is “listening” to the argument over the new legislation, but directed me back to his previous statement praising the SCOTUS decision.… Continue reading
“Bob Corker On Voting Rights Act: ‘Cannot Imagine’ Congress Restoring It “
HuffPo reports.
[UPDATE: Thanks to a reader for pointing out this article is one year old. Not sure why it came up on my news search. Then again, the way it reads it could have been new.]
“Sessions opposes update to Voting Rights Act”
Gannett:
Congress does not need to update the Voting Rights Act by restoring special federal oversight of elections in a handful of states, Sen. Jeff Sessions said today.
The Alabama Republican, who voted for the 2006 renewal of the… Continue reading