“Florida Redistricting and Majority-Minority Retrogression”
Dan Smith blogs.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Read Texas’s Emergency Stay Application to SCOTUS as to State House Districts
AP Reports Texas Has Filed Supreme Court Stay Over Texas Redistricting
The Latest on Texas Redistricting Litigation and the Supreme Court
The Texas Tribune:
Monday’s the day candidates can begin filing for office, and after a flurry of legal activity over the holidays, they now know what districts they’re seeking to represent.
Probably.
The state has filed appeals to block… Continue reading
“The Buzz: Republican interests launch latest attack on California’s congressional maps”
SacBee reports: “Radanovich’s federal suit contends that the panel violated federal voting rights law and the U.S. Constitution by seeking to protect three African American incumbents in the drawing of three Los Angeles congressional districts.”
Breaking News: Texas Going to U.S. Supreme Court to Block Redistricting Plan [corrected title]
Correction and Update: The press release issued today indicates that the state plans to seek a stay as to the state redistricting plans, which were finalized Friday. There is no mention of seeking a stay as to the Congressional plan.… Continue reading
“Court-Drawn Texas Map Boosts Democrats”
Roll Call reports.
Proposed Texas Court Redistricting Map Could Help Dems in Congress
The plan, subject to objections by Friday (someone’s Thanksgiving has just been ruined) is here. Dave Wasserman: “NEW TX COURT MAP: 23 GOP seats, 13 Dem seats (vs. 26 GOP/10 Dem under Perry-signed plan). Biggest redistricting backfire of… Continue reading
“DOJ Is Aggressive In Effort to Claim Texas Voter ID Is Unconstitutional”
This item appears at the Republican National Lawyers Association blog.
‘Black Lawmakers in the South See Statehouse Influence Wane’
An important AP report.
“Voter ID woes blamed on GOP; Critics had wanted an impact study before the law was passed”
The Texas preclearance of voter i.d. drags.
“Disenfranchise No More”
I have written this oped for Friday’s New York Times and its “Campaign Stops” blog. It begins:
Mississippi voters just approved a new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. But that law will not go… Continue reading
“DOJ: Texas Has Provided ‘Incomplete’ Information In Probe Of Rick Perry Signed Voter ID Law”
The 60-day clock starts over.
I’ll have more to say on voter ID and section 5 preclearance soon.
“Lawyers’ Committee and Partners Press Department of Justice to Block New Texas Voter ID Law”
See this press release.