Ari Berman’s Take on the Texas Voter ID Decision
Here, at The Nation.
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Reactions to Texas Voter ID Decision
Breaking News: Federal Court Holds Texas Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act [Now Updated with Analysis]
You can read the unanimous 56-page opinion by Judge Tatel at this link.
The court has put in a scheduling order to address at a later date whether section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional.
1. This is… Continue reading
“Minority, Dem groups act to challenge interim redistricting maps”
San Antonio Express-News: “Several key minority and Democratic groups took a first step Wednesday toward challenging Texas’ interim redistricting maps, put in place for the 2012 election, by filing a request for a preliminary hearing in federal court.”
I… Continue reading
“Texas Voter District Maps Rejected by U.S. Judges”
Texas Redistricting Story Roundup
Will the Texas Redistricting Opinion Affect This November’s Elections?
I thought the answer was certainly “no,” but Michael Li offers some alternative possibilities.
On Going Straight to Federal Court with a Section 5 Challenge
A reader writes:
What are the odds that Hans von Spakovsky will admit this was bad advice?
Abusing the Voting Rights Act
The lesson here is that Republican-controlled legislatures that have drawn up redistricting plans that Democrats don’t like would… Continue reading
More on the Problem of Local Discretion in Administering Voter ID Laws
Back in July I blogged about the problem with pollworker discretion when it comes to implementing Pennsylvania’s voter id law. Under the PA law, pollworkers are allowed to accept id’s which “substantially conform” to state requirements. I suggested this… Continue reading
“Texas Redistricting Hits Minorities, Court Rules”
Jess Bravin reports for WSJ.
“Judges Toss Out Texas’ New Redistricting Maps”
Carrie Johnson reports for NPR.
Ari Berman on Today’s Texas Redistricting Decision
Here, at The Nation.
Breaking News: Federal District Court Denies Preclearance of Texas Redistricting Plans [Now updated with analysis]
You can read the opinion here (there was a partial dissent by Judge Griffith, who wrote most of the majority opinion as well). From the introduction:
The latest Census reports that since 2000 the population of Texas grew by over… Continue reading