Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Shelby County One Year Later: Good for Voting Rights?”
Franita Tolson: “Despite these developments, the lesson of Shelby County should not be that states have broad authority to impose restrictive voting regulations. The true lesson of the decision, one year later, is that even the most painful and… Continue reading
“Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
Thad Cochran, Voting Rights Champion
“I think it’s important for everybody to participate. Voting rights has been an issue of great importance in Mississippi. People have really contributed a lot of energy and effort to making sure the political process is open to everyone.”
—Sen.… Continue reading
Georgia Secretary of State Opposes Bill That Could Put State Back Under Federal Voting Rights Act Supervision
One Year After Shelby County
Here was the lede of my NY Times oped from the day after the decision, The Chief Justice’s Long Game:
IN an opinion brimming with a self-confidence that he hides behind a cloak of judicial minimalism, Chief Justice John… Continue reading
“Cantor loss clouds prospects for new voting rights bill”
“We Just Don’t Need Section 5 Anymore”
Roger Clegg writes for NRO. He says sections 2 and 3 of the Voting Rights Act provide enough protection for minority voters.
What Roger doesn’t tell you, but what I confirmed when we were on a panel recently at the… Continue reading
“The Right to Vote”
Via email:
Today, the public radio program Humankind released its new one-hour documentary, The Right to Vote, for free download. The broadcast–distributed worldwide by NPR this month and next– can be heard at the podcast Humankind on Public Radio,… Continue reading
Texas Swagger Costs It Attorneys Fees in Voting Rights Case
See this order in State of Texas v. Davis:
This matter presents a case study in how not to respond to a motion for attorney fees and costs. At issue is whether defendant-intervenors, who prevailed in Voting Rights Act litigation… Continue reading
Quote of the Day, RGB Edition
“Like the currently leading campaign finance decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, I regard Shelby County as an egregiously wrong decision that should not have staying power.”
—Justice Ginsburg, speaking to the Second Circuit Judicial conference.
“Latinos and the VRA: A Modern Fix for Modern-Day Discrimination
New report from MALDEF and NALEO calling on Congress to adopt the VRAA.
“New Report: Voters in 22 States Face New Laws That Could Make Voting Harder in November”
Press release:
New voting restrictions developed since 2010 are slated to be in place in 22 states this November. In 15 of these states, 2014 will be the first federal election with new restrictions in effect, according to a… Continue reading
Senate Judiciary Committee Holding June 25 Hearing on Voting Rights Amendments Act
No witness list yet for this hearing.