“State of Texas moves to dismiss voter ID litigation”
Texas Redistricting sums it up. (motion)
Category Archives: voter id
“Why Women in Texas May Be Blocked from Voting”
“GOPer ousted for trashing ‘lazy blacks’”
Adam Serwer reports for MSNBC.
If you have to preface your remarks with a mention of your “black best friend,” you’ll probably regret saying what comes next.
Don Yelton, a former North Carolina Republican official, was compelled to resign Thursday… Continue reading
“Lecturer talks about flaws in N.C. voter law”
Hey, that’s me.
“Judge Explains Why He Screwed Up A Huge 2007 Decision About Voting Rights”
“Exact name match NOT required for voting with photo ID”
Texas SOS press release.
I would be watching to see if the “substantially similar” name test which the SOS states will be fairly and uniformly applied throughout the state.
Member of Congress Points to Judge Posner’s Crawford Turnabout in Voter ID Bill Press Release
Rep. Cohen: “Earlier this month, the federal judge who wrote the majority opinion in a ruling that is widely credited with allowing restrictive state voter ID laws to go forward stated that the decision was wrong and the law… Continue reading
“‘Daily Show’ comments cost GOP precinct chair his post”
WRAL:
A Buncombe County Republican precinct chairman has been asked to resign after making “offensive” comments on “The Daily Show.”
Buncombe GOP Chairman Henry Mitchell said Don Yelton officially stepped down from his position Thursday.
In a segment that … Continue reading
“Why Judge Posner Changed His Mind On Voter ID Laws”
I have written this new piece for The Daily Beast. A snippet:
But I for one am glad Judge Posner spoke up candidly. Supporters of voter ID laws point to Crawford all the time as having settled the issue of… Continue reading
“Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students, Minorities”
Important points where the details matter on voter ID from Ari Berman.
Off to North Carolina
“Race or Party?” is the theme of the 2013 American Values Public Lecture I’ll be giving at NC State on October 24 and my keynote address at this conference on October 25. I will also post soon on SSRN… Continue reading
“The Debate Over Judge Posner’s Unforced Error”
Jesse Wegman writes on NYT’s “Taking Note” edit. blog.
“A Judge Sees the Light on ‘Voter Fraud’ Laws”
Jamelle Bouie writes for The Daily Beast.
I’ve got my own more extended piece on Judge Posner in the works.
“Errors on Indiana Voter ID Case”
Professor Fran Quigley on Judge Posner and Justice Stevens recent comments about the lawyering in Crawford.