“Maneuvering Persists After Courts Block New Voter Conditions”
The N.Y. Times parses what’s happened and what’s next regarding the most prominent election administration tussles this week.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“The Voting Rights Act & Judicial Equity”
Ned Foley with characteristically smart thoughts about the equitable considerations in last-minute judicial orders before an election.
The Biggest Aspect of the Texas Case: Texas To Be Covered Again by Section 5 (If Case Stands)
Justin noted a key aspect of the Texas id decision which I want to highlight: “Also extremely important: the court expressly finds intentional discrimination relevant to bail-in under the Voting Rights Act, and says it will consider a bail-in order… Continue reading
Don’t Get Too Excited That #SCOTUS Blocked Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law This Election
I’ve explained why I think the Supreme Court was correct to block Wisconsin’s voter id law for use in this election. There was too much of a risk that the law could not be implemented fairly in time for this… Continue reading
Is Texas ID Law Blocked Now? Should It Be? Would It Stay Blocked?
In my last post, I wrote about the massive opinion in the Texas voter id case that “there is no discussion of whether the actual order will apply to this election and the injunction will stop its use in this… Continue reading
“Texas Will Immediately Appeal Voter ID Ruling”
Reactions to TX (and Sometimes WI) Decision
Reports from AP, HuffPo, LA Times, MSNBC, NPR, NY Times, Politico, Reuters, USA Today, Wall St. Journal.
And from the plaintiffs’ counsel — Brennan Center, CLC, and LDF… Continue reading
Not All “Purcell Problems” Are Alike
Rick says that tonight’s TX ID case (which does, indeed, enter a permanent injunction against the ID law – on pp. 142-143 of the opinion) creates a huge Purcell problem. I’m not so sure.
To be clear, I can understand… Continue reading
Analysis: Supreme Court Stops Immediate Implementation of WI Voter ID Law; and a Thought on Texas
Here is the order, and judged by the dissent of Justice Alito, joined by Scalia and Thomas, the basis was the Purcell objection, the proximity to the upcoming election and the risk of electoral chaos.
Not only did the apparent … Continue reading
BREAKING: Federal Court Strikes TX ID Law
Texas-sized news out of the Lone Star State. A federal court has struck down Texas’s voter ID law. It violates the Voting Rights Act, it violates the constitutional prohibition on poll taxes, it violates the constitutional prohibition of unjustified burdens,… Continue reading
Right Questions, Wrong Answers in Voter ID Decision
Prof. Chris Elmendorf, over at the Election Law @ Moritz site, dives deep on the 7th Circuit’s WI voter ID decision. It begins:
Earlier this week Rick Hasen blasted Judge Easterbook’s opinion upholding Wisconsin’s voter ID requirement as… Continue reading
ACLU Flags Judge Easterbrook’s Factual Inaccuracies in Horrendous WI Voter ID Decision
Press release about Judge Easterbrook’s terrible analysis:
The motion filed today also notes factual inaccuracies in the appeals panel’s ruling, including:
“The Seventh Circuit also could not fathom that so many registered Wisconsin voters lack a photo ID ‘in… Continue reading
“State Voting Laws in Legal Limbo”
What’s Up With the Texas Voter ID Case?
Back on September 22, when the federal district court in Corpus Christi heard closing arguments in the case arguing that Texas’s strict voter id law violated the Constitution’s equal protection clause and the Voting Rights Act’s section 2, I wrote… Continue reading