Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Eric Holder’s Suit Against Texas Gives the Supreme Court a Chance to Gut Even More of the Voting Rights Act”

September 1, 2013, 8:14 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jeffrey Rosen has written this piece in the New Republic. But it has a really odd lede, suggesting that section 2 of the Voting Rights Act requires proof of intentional discrimination. (“As Molly Redden has reported, the lawsuits face… Continue reading

“Plan B for Voting Rights”

September 1, 2013, 12:58 pmElections Clause, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jesse Wegman has written this NYT Editorial Notebook column on the Elections Clause.

“Ruth Marcus: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the offensive”

August 31, 2013, 9:34 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Interesting WaPo column.

A Thoughtful Critic of My Take on North Carolina, and a Brief Response

August 30, 2013, 2:33 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

As I presume with anyone who writes these days on current controversies, I get a lot of emails disagreeing with my positions. Many are intemperate; some are filled with obscenities. But some are really thoughtful and heartfelt. Below the fold… Continue reading

“Reid Keeps Expectations Low on Fixing Voting Rights Act”

August 29, 2013, 11:28 amlegislation and legislatures, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Obama Invokes King in Fight to Protect Voting Rights”

August 29, 2013, 9:13 amvoting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NLJ reports.

“On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights”

August 29, 2013, 9:12 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman of The Nation reports.

“Obama: ‘We’re Not Going To Wait For Congress’ To Act On Voting Rights Act”

August 28, 2013, 9:28 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Video from PBS News Hour interview.

“The True Cost of Free Voter I.D. in Texas”

August 28, 2013, 9:17 pmThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

This interesting item (and many other interesting items) appear at the new “Texas Election Law Blog.” The blog is written by “Joseph Kulhavy – I am a licensed attorney in the State of Texas, and from October 6, 2004 until… Continue reading

Other Goings-On in Texas Since The Supreme Court Killed Voting Rights Act Section 5 Preclearance

August 28, 2013, 9:11 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

In Pasadena, TX: “the City of Pasadena in southeast Harris County voted 5-4 to place a proposition on the November 2013 ballot that, if approved by voters, would change the city’s current 8 single member district system of electing members… Continue reading

“Black Republicans try to appropriate Martin Luther King”

August 28, 2013, 8:56 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

And apparently they don’t support fixing the Voting Rights Act: A similar response greeted Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who criticized the Supreme Court decision that invalidated part of the Voting Rights Act and vowed to repair the law so… Continue reading