Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Eric Holder’s Big Voting-Rights Gamble”
Abby Rapoport writes for TAP.
“Hard Fight Seen for DOJ Against N.C. Voting Restrictions”
Question About DOJ Complaint Against North Carolina
I’m wondering why the DOJ did not raise a constitutional claim in its complaint against both early voting and the wrong precinct provisional balloting issue. There were two important 6th circuit cases just before the 2012 elections coming out of… Continue reading
“Civil Rights Division Hit Hard in Justice Dept. Shutdown”
“NC Republicans vow to fight US DOJ over voter laws”
“The Dishonesty of Voter ID Laws”
More North Carolina/DOJ Voting Rights Coverage
Ari Berman on DOJ Suit Against North Carolina
Here.
Read DOJ’s Complaint Against North Carolina
Here.
“Justice Department Poised to File Lawsuit Over Voter ID Law”
NYT:
The Justice Department is expected to sue North Carolina on Monday over its restrictive new voting law, further escalating the Obama administration’s efforts to restore a stronger federal role in protecting minority voters after the Supreme Court struck… Continue reading
Speaking Oct. 24 and 25 in North Carolina on the Voting Wars and the Voting Rights Act
Details to come.
Want Some Background on North Carolina’s Tough Voting Law and How SCOTUS Opened the Door for It?
Read my Slate piece from August, Supreme Error: North Carolina’s Voter Suppression Law Shows Why the Voting Rights Act is Still Necessary.
“U.S. to sue North Carolina over new voter law”
AP reports.
This is a big deal. More to come.