Democratic Lawyer Marc Elias Calls on DOJ to Dismiss All Pending Voting Rights Lawsuits Before Trump Administration Gains Control of DOJ
Marc Elias post at Bluesky:
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws”
NPR on the push for state voting rights acts.
New NCSL Resource on State Voting Rights Acts
This looks like it will be very useful: Eight states have enacted their own Voting Rights Acts: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. These state VRAs mirror the federal VRA in many ways and are often… Continue reading
“Trump’s Gains Among Latinos Push a Civil Rights Group to Reflect on Its Past”
NYT:
Nearly a century later, as President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to return to the White House, LULAC is preparing to stand on the front lines of clashes with the incoming administration over proposed mass deportations, voting access and… Continue reading
“Who wins when? Election timing and descriptive representation”
Zoltan L. Hajnal, Vladimir Kogan, and G. Agustin Markarian have written this article for AJPS. Here is the abstract:
We examine how the timing of local elections affects the success of minority candidates, who remain woefully underrepresented in… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Will Hear Louisiana Racial Gerrymandering Case, with Implications for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
The Court noted probable jurisdiction both the state’s and the LDF’s appeals. The cases are consolidated for argument. It will present another opportunity for the Court to address the “race or party” problem endemic in these racial gerrymandering cases.
“Unequal Access: The Perpetual Struggle for Voting Rights and the Case of Wisconsin”
Benjamin Edelstein, Mark L. Thomsen & Atiba R. Ellis have written this article for the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum. Here is the abstract:
In this Article, we examine the transformation of Wisconsin from a state celebrated for… Continue reading
“Did Changes to the Voting Rights Act Cause Electoral Backsliding in the States?”
Alice Malmberg has written this article for Election Law Journal. Here is the abstract:
When announced in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision immediately raised concerns that its invalidation of the coverage formula stipulated in Section… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of “Ninth Annual State of Voting Rights” Event Sponsored by ABA Section of Civil Rights And Social Justice
You can watch here, featuring Khyla Craine, Andrew Garber, Rick Hasen, and, Sophia Lin Lakin. Moderated by Jason Abel.
“A Major Wrong on a Private Right of Action Under the Voting Rights Act”
Josh Douglas and Macin Graber have posted this draft on SSRN (Washington and Lee Law Review). Here is the abstract:
In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, Justice Neil Gorsuch posited in a short concurrence that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act… Continue reading
ELB Podcast 6:1: Democracy and the Risks to the 2024 Elections (Aden, Fortier, & Roth)
We are back with a new season of the ELB Podcast:
Season 6, Episode 1 of the ELB Podcast:
How prepared are we for a peaceful transition of power in 2024 in light of what we witnessed in the 2020… Continue reading
“How Arizona tackles a language barrier to provide Navajo voters a ballot they can listen to”
Jen Fifield for Votebeat.
Download the Revised Draft of My Forthcoming Yale Law Journal Piece, “The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law”
You can find the revised draft here. The new draft incorporates discussion of the Supreme Court shadow docket order in the Arizona voter registration case and greatly expands Part III of the paper, discussing democratic theory and international human… Continue reading
“New state law gives Letitia James power over NY’s closest election contests”
Joe Burns NY Post oped on the new NYS voting rights act coming online.