Category Archives: Department of Justice
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.
3-Judge Texas Court, on 2-1 Vote, Allows DOJ to Intervene in Texas Voting Rights Redistricting Suit
You can find the order and Judge Jerry Smith’s dissent at this link.
There’s discussion in here of potential Texas bail-in under Section 3 of the VRA.
FEC Dispute over DOJ Cooperation Spills into Federal Court
Main Justice has this post.
Mississippi Democratic Party Asks DOJ to Observe Hattiesburg Mayoral Election
The AP reports here.
“Obama: ‘We’re Not Going To Wait For Congress’ To Act On Voting Rights Act”
Video from PBS News Hour interview.
“The Obama Administration vs. Texas”
Ross Ramsey of the Texas Tribune sits down with The Fix.
“U.S. v. Texas and the Strident Language of the Voting Rights Fight”
Andrew Cohen writes for The Atlantic.