Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint in Federal Voter ID Case
Read.
Category Archives: voter id
“Texas Minority Voters File Amended Challenge to State’s Voter ID Law as Justice Department Enters Fray”
See this press release.
Texas Voter ID Case in D.C. “Going Away”
So reports Michael Li.
“Holder Would Make Texas a Test Case Over Voting Limits”
“U.S. Is Suing in Texas Cases Over Voting by Minorities”
Charlie Savage reports for the NYT.
“Justice Department Sues Texas Over Voter ID Law”
And We’re Back to the “Messes with Texas” Headlines
The Week on today’s DOJ move.
Read the DOJ Complaint Against Texas
Here.
Rep. Sensenbrenner Issues Comment Regretting DOJ Suit on Voter ID
This, from the Republican Democrats have been counting on to try to push a legislative fix after the Shelby County decision:
Congressman Sensenbrenner: “I regret that the Department of Justice announced its intent to file a lawsuit against Texas’… Continue reading
Will DOJ Seek Preliminary Injunctive Relief in Texas Voter ID Case? Will It Get It?
Remember this exchange from the oral argument in Shelby County?
JUSTICE KENNEDY: Well, I — I do think the evidence is very clear that Section — that individual suits under Section 2 type litigation were just insufficient and that Section… Continue reading
A Few Quick Thoughts on DOJ’s Suit Against Texas on Voter ID and Moves on Redistricting
As I explained in this National Law Journal piece from a few weeks ago, AG Holder is trying whatever he can to make up for the loss of the preclearance provisions of Section 5.
But thanks to the Supreme Court’s… Continue reading
Breaking: DOJ Sues Texas Over Voter ID using Section 2 of Voting Rights Act
Press release:
Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Justice Department to File New Lawsuit Against State of Texas Over Voter I.D. Law
The Department of Justice announced today that it will… Continue reading
“Voter ID Debate Heats Up as Dallas County Joins Fight”
Texas Tribune: “A fight against the state’s contentious voter ID laws escalated this week when Dallas County became the first Texas county to claim that the requirements would disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters.”
“Abbott: MALC Attorney’s Actions ‘Unethical'”
Texas Tribune: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Monday called a lawyer for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus unethical for his suggestion that people in the Rio Grande Valley attempt to vote without a photo ID.”
And an update… Continue reading