Category Archives: Department of Justice

Major Judicial Slapdown of South Carolina in Voter ID Challenge

April 26, 2012, 11:54 amDepartment of Justice, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Check out the concurring opinion of Judge Bates (joined by Judge Kollar-Kotelly) but not Judge Kavanaugh in this scheduling order. It begins on page 10. It sounds like South Carolina’s litigation of this case so far has been a disaster.… Continue reading

“DOJ asks for trial delay in Texas Voter ID case”

April 25, 2012, 9:14 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Houston Chronicle reports.

“DOJ Follows Its ‘Conscience’ In Civil Rights Battles”

March 26, 2012, 5:01 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Must-listen Carrie Johnson interview with Tom Perez on NPR: “Over the past three years, the unit has brought record numbers of hate crimes cases, uncovered abuses in local police departments and challenged voting laws in Texas and South Carolina.… Continue reading

“State tries to keep legislators from giving depositions on voter ID”

March 25, 2012, 8:31 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Austin American Statesman: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott this week asked a federal court in Washington to prevent 12 state lawmakers from giving depositions in the state’s voter identification case.”

“Justice Department bars Texas voter ID law”

March 12, 2012, 7:26 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“How the GOP is Resegregating the South”

February 2, 2012, 12:34 pmDepartment of Justice, redistricting, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman has written this cover story for The Nation.

“Closing argument powerpoints in preclearance case”

February 1, 2012, 7:39 pmDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Very cool stuff from the Texas redistricting trial in DC.

3-Judge DC Court to 3-Judge Texas Court: Don’t Expect Us to Moot Texas Redistricting Case

February 1, 2012, 12:22 pmDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

D.C. Court signals it won’t issue ruling for at least 30 days in Texas preclearance suit, meaning it will fall to the court in San Antonio to draw interim maps (unless there is a settlement—an issue on which we haven’t… Continue reading