Category Archives: Department of Justice

“Rethinking District of Columbia Venue in Voting Rights Preclearance Actions”

September 26, 2014, 3:05 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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”

September 26, 2014, 2:45 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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”

September 9, 2014, 8:56 pmDepartment of Justice, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

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”

September 2, 2014, 5:42 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports.

“Testimony Begins in Trial Over Texas Voter ID Law”

September 2, 2014, 3:33 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Texas Tribune reports.

More on Texas’s Argument DOJ Too Partisan to Enforce Voting Rights Act

August 27, 2014, 11:09 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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

August 12, 2014, 5:46 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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”

August 9, 2014, 9:21 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

“U.S. judge declines to stop North Carolina’s election law changes”

August 8, 2014, 8:09 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, voter registrationRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

“Judge Backs New Limits On North Carolina Voting”

August 8, 2014, 8:06 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Richard Fausset reports for the NYT. My earlier analysis is here.

“Eric Holder goes to the mat for voting rights”

August 7, 2014, 8:46 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Zachary Roth reports for MSNBC.

“U.S. Attorney General Holder to Rick Scott: We’re watching you”

August 1, 2014, 8:41 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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

July 31, 2014, 2:42 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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