Category Archives: Department of Justice
DOJ’s Silence on the Wisconsin Voter ID Case Before SCOTUS
Linda Greenhouse joins the chorus of people calling for the Supreme Court to agree to hear Frank v. Walker, the Wisconsin voter id case, up for a Supreme Court conference vote on Friday. (I think it is very unlikely… Continue reading
“Republican Opposition to Lynch Might Make History”
“Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Coordinated Campaign Contributions and False Statements”
DOJ press release:
A campaign finance manager and political consultant pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia for coordinating $325,000 in federal election campaign contributions by a political action committee (PAC) to a Congressional campaign committee. This… Continue reading
“Lynch Pressed on Voting Laws at Confirmation Hearing”
Mike Sacks reports for BLT.
Engelbrecht of True the Vote Testifying at Confirmation Hearing for AG Nominee Lynch
“Texas Matters: Could Texas Be ‘Bailed In’ The VRA?”
“Loretta Lynch on Voting Rights, Terror Trials and the Press”
“The Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering Conundrum: Did Alabama legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to disenfranchise black voters?”
I have written this new piece for Slate. It begins:
As Democrats struggled last week to salvage control of the Senate, they pushed to get as many black voters to the polls as possible, especially in the South. It’s… Continue reading
“Justice Department To Monitor Tuesday’s Elections In 18 States”
Chris Geidner reports for BuzzFeed.
“What’s Ahead in Texas Voter ID Battle”
Tim Eaton for the Austin-American Statesman:
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott won the most recent round in the fight to require voters to show valid photo identification to cast ballots, but a potentially much bigger fight looms beyond Tuesday.
Abbott’s… Continue reading
“Devising a Standard for Section 3: Post-Shelby County Voting Rights Litigation”
Roseann Romano, adding to a growing list of important student notes on bail-in, for the Iowa Law Review:
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which dismantled the modern voting rights enforcement regime by… Continue reading
President Obama Talks Voting Rights and Fraud With Jeffrey Toobin
A part of this fascinating New Yorker piece:
The subject of voting rights has largely been thrust upon Obama by a conservative judiciary. “You look at something like the Voting Rights Act, which was uncontroversial from a legal point… Continue reading
AG Holder on Texas and Voter ID
Of course, this was from this morning.