Category Archives: Department of Justice
If the Court Strikes Down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act: An Online Reuters Symposium
In cooperation with Reuters Opinion, I have organized an online symposium on what should happen if the Supreme Court strikes down section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, an issue the Court is considering in Shelby County v. Holder, a… Continue reading
“Meet Daniel J. Freeman, the Justice Dept. lawyer who booed Paul Ryan at the Inauguration”
The Daily Caller‘s Jim Treacher writes.
“What’s Lost if the Voting Rights Act Falls? Minority voters will lose a key bargaining chip”
I’ve written this Jurisprudence essay for Slate. It begins:
Odds are, the Supreme Court will strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act after hearing a case from Alabama that will be argued next month. If the… Continue reading
“South Carolina part of suit challenging Voting Rights Act provisions”
Gannett reports: “South Carolina spent $3.5 million defending its voter identification law against government allegations of discrimination, while other states with similar laws faced no such opposition, the state’s top attorney said recently in court papers.The discrepancy proves the… Continue reading
“Alabama Backs County on Voting Rights Case”
“Texas redistricting appeal not relisted for this Friday”
Waiting on Shelby County? It wouldn’t surprise me. It would be a lot of work to decide the Texas redistricting case, and the case would be moot if the Supreme Court strikes down section 5 of the VRA first… Continue reading
Toobin on Shelby County Case
Here, in the New Yorker.
“SC’s voter ID lawsuit cost $3.5 million; But court rules federal government must cover some of the costs”
The State: “It cost South Carolina $3.5 million to sue the federal government over the state’s voter ID law – but the federal government will have to pay some of that bill. Late Friday, a court ruled that because South… Continue reading
Texas Solictor General Responds to My Comment About Its Shelby County Amicus Brief
In response to my January 3 post, Texas Remarkably Fails to Mention in Amicus Brief Against Voting Rights Act That Court Found It Engaged in Purposeful Racial Discrimination in Voting Last Year, Texas Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell sends along… Continue reading
“America Has Changed, So Voting Rights Act Section 5 Is No Longer Constitutional”
Texas Remarkably Fails to Mention in Amicus Brief Against Voting Rights Act That Court Found It Engaged in Purposeful Racial Discrimination in Voting Last Year
A remarkable omission in the Texas amicus brief in the Shelby County voting rights case before the Supreme Court: there’s all this talk about how burdensome the law is in relation to the DOJ fight over Texas’s voter identification law.… Continue reading
Numerous Amicus Briefs, Including by Some Covered States, Filed Against Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act Section 5, in Shelby County Case
Via the Project on Fair Representation (representing Shelby County):
Amicus Briefs
Alabama
Alaska
American Unity Legal Defense Fund
Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina and South Dakota
Cato Institute
Former Government Officials
John Nix, Anthony Cuomo
and Dr. Abigail Thernstrom
Judicial Education … Continue reading
“Conservative Group Attempts To Block New Hampshire’s Bailout From Voting Rights Act”
Ryan Reilly reports for HuffPo.