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Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Goldfeder and Perez on the Current State of Voting Rights
“A Closer Look at Husted’s Allegations of Non-Citizen Voting”
Michael Slater for Project Vote:
Secretary Husted very likely exaggerates the number of non-citizen registrants and voters. He misleads his constituents about the availability of a reliable and accurate federal database of non-citizens. He fails to explain that the few… Continue reading
“Justice Department asks court to dismiss claim of discrimination in Texas voter ID case”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN.
Today’s Must-Read: Emily Bazelon on the New DOJ: “Department of Justification”
With a nice section on voting rights, in the new NYT Magazine.
“Justice Dept. Drops a Key Objection to a Texas Voter ID Law”
Manny Fernandez and Eric Licthblau in the NYT:
The Justice Department remains a party in the case. But it is pulling back at a crucial phase. If a judge finds the state acted with discriminatory intent, as the Justice Department… Continue reading
“Justice Department changes its position in high-profile Texas voter-ID case”
Sari Horwitz for WaPo:
The practical effect of the Justice Department’s decision is that civil rights groups will continue, without the backing of the federal government, to contest the purpose of the Texas law.
“DOJ’s reversal in position defies rationality… Continue reading
Breaking: NC General Assembly Will Object to Dismissing #SCOTUS Suit over Strict NC Voting Law, Moves to Add as Petitioner
Well, we’ve been expecting this. Here’s a motion to be filed at the Supreme Court objecting to NC AG’s motion to dismiss the cert. petition in the controversial NC voting case. And here’s a motion to add the Legislature and… Continue reading
Some Clarification on What DOJ Is and Isn’t Doing in the Texas Voter ID Case
Before tomorrow’s hearing, the United States Department of Justice will ask a federal district court to voluntarily dismiss its claim that in enacting its strict voter identification law, Texas acted with a racially discriminatory purpose. There is nothing in the… Continue reading
Judge Leon Puts EAC Chair in Interesting Position: It Has to Say Whether Brian Newby Acted within the Scope of His Authority
Via Josh Gerstein comes news of this latest ruling in League of Women Voters v. Newby, concerning a directive from EAC director Newby allowing states (including SOS Kobach’s Kansas) to require documentary proof of citizenship before using the federal form… Continue reading
Judge Easterbrook Asks in WI Case: Why Can’t Republicans Make “Pro-Republican Changes” to Make It Harder to Vote?
In the oral argument in today’s Wisconsin [corrected] case, around the 29 minute mark, Judge Easterbrook asks plaintiffs’ counsel: “A large part your brief reads as if the argument is: ‘When Democrats are in control they are free to… Continue reading
NAACP LDF: Leaders and Academics Should Not Participate in VP Pence’s “Voter Fraud” Task Force
Release:
Recent reports confirm that Vice President Mike Pence will lead a task force to investigate President Trump’s unproven voter fraud claims and is gathering names of individuals who will be part of it. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational… Continue reading
Talking “Voting Rights in Trump’s America” in Austin on Thursday March 2 at Univ. of Texas Law School
Hope to see Austin folks at this ACS event (with cookies!).
I’ll be giving a faculty workshop that day too, presenting Race or Party, Party as Race, or Party All the Time: Three Uneasy Approaches to Conjoined Polarization in … Continue reading
“Federal appeals court could reinstate Wisconsin’s early voting limits”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Three federal judges expressed deep skepticism Friday over claims that Wisconsin Republicans had deliberately made it harder for minorities to vote, raising the prospect they would reinstate limits on early voting.
Judge Frank Easterbrook… Continue reading