You can find the opinion here. The court in a footnote leaves open the possibility that plaintiffs in a new case could make an argument that the failure to create a coalition district under the Legislature’s new plan in… Continue reading

Andy Grewal (Iowa), forthcoming in the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum, Discriminatory Intent Claims Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Here is the abstract: This Article addresses a new controversy over whether Section 2 of… Continue reading

After the Eighth Circuit’s decision, there was a question whether the Fifth Circuit en banc might reach a similar conclusion. But no judge asked for the question from Robinson v. Ardoin (which Travis Crum highlighted here) to be… Continue reading

Patrick Marley in the Washington Post on the Voting Rights Act.

See the order here. The concurring opinion of Judge Oldham leans heavily on Purcell and delay; and yet the majority over the votes of a number of 5th Circuit judges (including Judge Ho) refused to set this case for… Continue reading

It’s a shame Janai had to even write this oped, but that’s where some courts are today: hutting voters out of the process of vindicating their rights has incalculable implications that could quickly compound. Over the last year alone,… Continue reading

Here’s the order. Here’s my earlier coverage: Breaking: Fifth Circuit Panel, While Affirming that Galveston, Texas Violated the Voting Rights Act, Calls for En Banc Rehearing So They Can Rule Against Galveston Well this is an interesting (and disturbing) … Continue reading

Nola.com: A ruling this week that private individuals and groups can’t demand enforcement of the Voting Rights Act could have major impact in Louisiana, as the state uses that decision to try to quash a legal challenge to its Republican-drawn… Continue reading

Another conservative court reading section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in ever narrower ways. The ruling is here: The Georgia General Assembly determined that the State’s PSC—a constitutionally created state commission with statewide authority and statewide responsibilities—should be… Continue reading