My Prediction on Voting Rights under Trump/Sessions
Here, at Slate’s set of predictions for the new administration.
Category Archives: Department of Justice
Sen. Sessions Noncommittal on DOJ Position on Texas and North Carolina Voting Cases; Agrees to Enforce VRA Section 2
Written questions from Sen. Leahy and Sen. Sessions’ answer in connection with his nomination as AG:
21. You claim to be a champion of the Voting Rights Act because you voted for VRA’s reauthorization in 2006. But aside from this… Continue reading
It Begins: DOJ Asks for Extra Time in Texas Voter ID Case Because of Likely Change of Positions in Case
DOJ has filed this request for a one month extension of a hearing in the trial court hearing the latest round in the Texas voter id case. The motion, which is opposed by the private plaintiffs in the case but… Continue reading
“What happens now to Justice Dept.’s civil rights enforcement?”
WaPo:
We spoke with Gupta on Wednesday morning, the last day in her fifth-floor Justice Department office, where pictures of Robert F. Kennedy and Frederick Douglass hung over her desk. The conversation started with the fight to protect voting rights,… Continue reading
Incoming DOJ Deputy Assistant AG for Civil Rights Worked Defending Redistricting Plans
David Lat lists a number of Jones Day lawyers going to work for the Trump administration. Among those listed is attorney John M. Gore to be the deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights in the DOJ.
According to Gore’s… Continue reading
“Under Trump, Approach to Civil Rights Law Is Likely to Change Definitively”
NYT:
Few areas of federal policy are likely to change so definitively. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, opposes not only the Justice Department’s specific policies on civil rights but its entire… Continue reading
“Justice Dept. Seeks to Join Suit Over 117,000 Purged Brooklyn Voters”
NYT:
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that it had filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections, alleging that the board’s Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than … Continue reading
“Trump Justice Department Likely to Shift Approach to Voting Rights”
“Trump team dredges up misleading claims of black voter fraud at Sessions’ AG hearing”
“Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against City of Eastpointe, Michigan”
Release:
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit late yesterday to challenge the at-large method of electing the city council of Eastpointe, Michigan. The complaint alleges that the election system in Eastpointe violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by… Continue reading
“Franken Stumps Sessions on Trump’s Crazy Voter-Fraud Tweet”
Read Tom Mann on Jeff Sessions’ AG Nomination
Here.
DOJ Report Highlights Obama Administration Voting Rights Achievements
See here, beginning at page 39. Introduction:
The integrity of our democracy depends on ensuring that every eligible voter can meaningfully participate in the electoral process. Voting forms the bedrock of our democracy. The division works to ensure that every… Continue reading
“The Justice Department’s Voter Fraud Scandal: Lessons”
Adam Gitlin and Wendy Weiser with a new Brennan Center report in advance of the Sen. Sessions confirmation hearings for AG.