AG Holder on Texas and Voter ID
Of course, this was from this morning.
Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Rethinking District of Columbia Venue in Voting Rights Preclearance Actions”
Michael Solimine has written this Essay for the Georgetown Law Journal. Here is the beginning:
In Shelby County v. Holder the Supreme Court held that the preclearance provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) was unconstitutional as presently constituted. … Continue reading
“Remarks by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Congressional Black Caucus Panel Discussion on Voting Rights”
A snippet:
As you’re discussing, through the unrelenting efforts of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division – under the leadership of Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran, from whom you’ll be hearing this afternoon – my colleagues and I… Continue reading
“Issa accuses Holder spokesman of attempting to ‘conspire’ with Democrats on IRS documents”
WaPo:
Attorney General Eric Holder’s communications director is being accused of calling the House Oversight Committee Republican staff and asking for help spinning a story. The twist? The GOP staff alleges that Holder’s spokesman thought he was talking to… Continue reading
“Texas Voter ID Trial Begins”
“Testimony Begins in Trial Over Texas Voter ID Law”
More on Texas’s Argument DOJ Too Partisan to Enforce Voting Rights Act
In an earlier post, I noted this filing of the state of Texas in the voter id case (particularly pages 13-23), raising an affirmative defense to DOJ’s claims that Texas’s voter id law violates section 2 of the Voting Rights… Continue reading
Texas’s Unusual Defense in Voter ID Case: DOJ is Too Partisan
A reader alerted me to this filing of the state of Texas in the voter id case (particularly pages 13-23), raising an affirmative defense to DOJ’s claims that Texas’s voter id law violates section 2 of the Voting Rights Act… Continue reading
“North Carolina Becomes Latest Casualty of Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“U.S. judge declines to stop North Carolina’s election law changes”
“Judge Backs New Limits On North Carolina Voting”
Richard Fausset reports for the NYT.
My earlier analysis is here.
“Eric Holder goes to the mat for voting rights”
Zachary Roth reports for MSNBC.
“U.S. Attorney General Holder to Rick Scott: We’re watching you”
Tampa Bay Times: “U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a scathing letter to Gov. Rick Scott over voting changes in Florida and issued a warning that the Justice Department is “carefully monitoring” the state.”
Molly Moran to Be Acting Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division
HuffPo:
The staff of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division gathered this morning in their fifth floor conference room — J. Edgar Hoover’s former office — for an “all hands” meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced that his… Continue reading