Category Archives: Department of Justice

“Voter ID: South Carolina Says Law Will Keep Whites From Voting, Too”

August 27, 2012, 1:26 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

TPM: “Lawyers for South Carolina argued in a federal courtroom on Monday that its contested voter ID law would actually affect more white than minority voters and should be approved under the Voting Rights Act.”

“Obama Voting Fight on Photo ID Targets South Carolina”

August 26, 2012, 9:31 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports.

“U.S. court to test South Carolina voter ID law”

August 26, 2012, 9:28 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

“The week for a Texas voter ID ruling?”

August 26, 2012, 9:26 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael Li blogs. I expect we will hear something by Friday.

“PA Official Blocks DoJ Request for Vote Info Citing Political Motivations”

August 24, 2012, 9:56 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Politics365 reports.

“Justice Department Approves Va. Voter ID Law”

August 20, 2012, 8:30 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, voter idRick Hasen

TPM: “The Justice Department approved changes to Virginia’s voter ID law Monday, suggesting there is a way forward for such laws — even in states that must have election laws pre-cleared under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act… Continue reading

Will DOJ Step In With a Voting Rights Act Section 2 Suit in Pa.?

August 11, 2012, 10:35 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Must-read story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. My prediction: the state trial court judge (who has said he would rule in the upcoming week) is likely to preliminarily enjoin the Pa. voter id law for this election, and if that… Continue reading

“Judges split on ruling in S. Carolina voter ID case”

August 11, 2012, 10:29 amDepartment of Justice, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Gerstein: “The two judges in the majority, U.S. District Court Judges Colleen Kollar-Kotelly and John Bates, took a harder line against South Carolina’s efforts to invoke attorney-client privilege to shield material prepared by staff attorneys in the state Senate… Continue reading

“DOJ subpoenas Miami-Dade, 8 other counties in noncitizen voter purge”

August 9, 2012, 11:37 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Miami Herald reports.

South Carolina Voter ID Trial Beginning Aug. 27

August 7, 2012, 2:01 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

TPM reports. I don’t expect things to go well for South Carolina before this three-judge court.

“Judge Says New Emails ‘Appear to Contradict’ DOJ Assertion in Black Panther Case”

August 3, 2012, 7:34 amchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

But Main Justice says the information was already revealed in the OPR report. I discus the New Black Panther incident in Chapter 3 (¡No Votes!) of The Voting Wars.

“Feds: Florida’s voter purge violates federal law; The Justice Department says Florida never submitted the new ‘citizenship list maintenance practices’ to them for approval.”

July 31, 2012, 9:19 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter registration, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Miami Herald reports.

Democrats Fundraising Off Voting Wars in PA Voter ID Suit

July 25, 2012, 2:03 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Christian Adams reports. One of the main claims I make regarding voter i.d. in The Voting Wars is that the battle over voter i.d. is as much (if not more) about motiviating the base and raising funds by both… Continue reading