“North Carolina Becomes Latest Casualty of Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“U.S. judge declines to stop North Carolina’s election law changes”
“Judge Backs New Limits On North Carolina Voting”
Richard Fausset reports for the NYT.
My earlier analysis is here.
Breaking: Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in North Carolina Voting Case – Analysis
You can read the 125-page ruling here.
I have now had a chance to quickly read the district court’s 125-page ruling in this case. Here are my initial thoughts.
1. This is a careful, well-written and well-reasoned decision rejecting… Continue reading
“Virginia election board makes voter ID requirements more stringent”
WaPo:
Inflaming a contentious debate over voter identification laws, the Virginia State Board of Elections decided this week that, to cast a ballot, voters will have to present a current photo ID or one that expired within the past… Continue reading
“A new focus on voter discrimination”
MSNBC Video: “A new report finds that voting discrimination is a frequent problem in the U.S, while voter fraud is statistically nonexistent. Joy Reid discusses with Barbara Arnwine from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and MSNBC.com… Continue reading
“Voter ID unlikely to be reinstated by Tuesday”
“Eric Holder goes to the mat for voting rights”
Zachary Roth reports for MSNBC.
Heads Up: North Carolina Voting Decision Could Come within a Week; WI Voter ID Ruling Could Come in Weeks
July 11 AP story: “Schroeder, who was appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush, indicated Thursday that he will issue a written decision in the case within the next month.”
This ruling will be significant, and… Continue reading
“New Report Shows Continued Pattern of Voting Rights Discrimination—African American, Latino, Asian American and Native American Voters More Vulnerable Than Ever”
Major new report issued by the National Commission on Voting Rights:
On the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act and a year after the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v Holder decision gutted a vital protection of the… Continue reading
“A comprehensive investigation of voter impersonation finds 31 credible incidents out of one billion ballots cast”
Justin Levitt for WonkBlog:
I’ve been tracking allegations of fraud for years now, including the fraud ID laws are designed to stop. In 2008, when the Supreme Court weighed in on voter ID, I looked at every single allegation… Continue reading
5th Circuit Affirms Denial of True the Vote Motion to Invervene in TX Voter ID Case
“Wisconsin asks court to OK voter ID for 2014 election”
Josh Gerstein:
The State of Wisconsin is asking a federal appeals court to allow Wisconsin’s voter identification law to be enforced during this fall’s general election.
In a filing Tuesday with the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, lawyers… Continue reading