“DOJ asks for trial delay in Texas Voter ID case”
The Houston Chronicle reports.
Category Archives: Department of Justice
“DOJ Follows Its ‘Conscience’ In Civil Rights Battles”
Must-listen Carrie Johnson interview with Tom Perez on NPR: “Over the past three years, the unit has brought record numbers of hate crimes cases, uncovered abuses in local police departments and challenged voting laws in Texas and South Carolina.… Continue reading
“State tries to keep legislators from giving depositions on voter ID”
Austin American Statesman: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott this week asked a federal court in Washington to prevent 12 state lawmakers from giving depositions in the state’s voter identification case.”
“Justice Department bars Texas voter ID law”
WaPo reports.
“How the GOP is Resegregating the South”
Ari Berman has written this cover story for The Nation.
“Closing argument powerpoints in preclearance case”
Very cool stuff from the Texas redistricting trial in DC.
3-Judge DC Court to 3-Judge Texas Court: Don’t Expect Us to Moot Texas Redistricting Case
D.C. Court signals it won’t issue ruling for at least 30 days in Texas preclearance suit, meaning it will fall to the court in San Antonio to draw interim maps (unless there is a settlement—an issue on which we haven’t… Continue reading
“Redistricting Update IV: Unraveling the Redistricting Tangle”
Do read the Texas GOP’s official take on the status of the litigation.
More from Texas Redistricting Blog
“Testimony in Texas Redistricting Trial Ends”
The latest from D.C.
Still More Texas Redistricting Roundups
“High court orders new maps in Texas”
This updated MSNBC report includes Pete Williams’ report for NBC News.
“Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Electoral Maps ‘Huge Setback’ for Democrats”
The PBS News Hour reports.
“Supreme Court Ruling Gives GOP an Edge in Texas”
WSJ reports.