Category Archives: Department of Justice

“New Hampshire and Justice Department Reach First State Bailout Agreement”

December 21, 2012, 4:26 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Press release: “The State of New Hampshire and the United States Attorney General reached an agreement today that would grant a bailout for the ten towns and townships in the State that are subject to the preclearance requirements of… Continue reading

“Speedy Appeal on Voter ID Law”

December 18, 2012, 7:56 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSBlog: “The time may be short for the Supreme Court to act on the state of Texas’s power to impose a new voter photo ID law, but the state nevertheless plans to pursue a prompt appeal in… Continue reading

“Panel clears way for appeal of Texas voter ID ruling to SCOTUS”

December 17, 2012, 4:49 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas Redistricting has analysis and the order.

“Dems to Justice Department: probe Florida election law”

December 17, 2012, 12:26 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Palm Beach Post reports.

“Is the Voting Rights Act Outdated?”

December 4, 2012, 9:46 amDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NPR’s Tell Me More reports.

“DOJ, South Carolina squabble over who won voter ID case”

December 4, 2012, 9:37 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The National Law Journal reports.

Asst. AG Tom Perez’s Remarks on Voting Rights, Section 5 and Fixing Long Lines

November 19, 2012, 11:19 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can read the remarks from the GW conference here (via Palm Beach Post’s Feds Propose Voting Changes).

“Justice Department Examining Ways To Make Voting Easier, Heeding President’s Call To ‘Fix’ Long Lines”

November 16, 2012, 6:06 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Huffington Post reports on Tom Perez’s keynote speech at today’s spectacular GW election law conference. See also Election Lawyers See Bleak Future for Voting Rights Act at TPM.

“Federal Court Blocks Voter ID Law in South Carolina, but Only for Now”

October 11, 2012, 8:55 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Federal Court: In South Carolina We Trust”

October 11, 2012, 8:50 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Andrew Cohen blogs at The Atlantic.

Cert. Briefing Complete in Kinston County Case, Raising Constituionality of Section 5 of the VRA

October 11, 2012, 8:44 amDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have posted the petition, government opposition and reply. For those who have been following the issue, there’s a question of mootness presented in this petition which is not present in the Shelby County case. My guess is… Continue reading

“Court approves South Carolina voter ID law for 2013”

October 10, 2012, 2:02 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

Analysis: 3-Judge Court Unanimously Preclears South Carolina Voter ID Law, But Delays Implementation Until 2013

October 10, 2012, 11:19 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find the opinion at this link. Here’s Judge Kavanaugh’s summary paragraph: In short, Act R54 allows citizens with non-photo voter registration cards to still vote without a photo ID so long as they state the reason for… Continue reading