Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“A Limited Victory for Voting Rights”
Lincoln Caplan writes for The New Yorker on the Texas ruling.
“Happy birthday to the Voting Rights Act”
“Sen. Cory Booker Fears ‘Voting Rights Act Is Under Threat'”
ABC News “This Week” reports. (Video interview)
“Federal trial in Winston-Salem could determine meaning of U.S. Voting Rights Act”
Michael Hewlett writes his wrapup of the three-week North Carolina voting trial:
The past and the present merged into one during a three-week federal trial on North Carolina’s election law that ended just a week before the 50th anniversary of… Continue reading
Corrections to NYT Magazine Piece on 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
NYT:
An article last Sunday about the 50-year fight over the Voting Rights Act referred incompletely to the significance of Georgia’s revised voter-ID Law. While it did include a provision allowing those without ID to file provisional ballots, the… Continue reading
“Voting Discrimination Still Exists, So How Did Chief Justice Roberts Unravel the VRA?”
“The Voting Rights Act is 50 years old. In North Carolina, its legacy hangs in the balance.”
Greg Sargent interviews Chris Brook of the ACLU about the case.
“Steps Congress must take to ensure true freedom”
Janai Nelson for Reuters Opinion.
“The Voting Rights Act at 50: Why We Still Need It — All of It”
Liz Kennedy writes for TAP.
“Why A Victory For The Voting Rights Act In Texas Feels More Like A Defeat”
Cristian Farias writes for HuffPo.
Questions Remain After Court Rules Texas Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act”
Here’s the audio of my talk with Texas Standard.
“Corrine Brown seeks to stop redistricting in court, says it dilutes minority voting”
Orlando Sentinel:
Implying that a secret, racist agenda may be in play to eliminate Congressional districts drawn to represent black voters, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to stop Florida’s redistricting effort.
On Wednesday the… Continue reading
More on Republican Commemoration of VRA 50th Anniversary
Sen. McConnell tells the NYT that no VRA fix is necessary:
On Thursday, Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, said the law “has been a big success; it’s worked,” and suggested that a revision was not… Continue reading