“Expert says VIVA made North Carolina’s voting laws ‘mainstream'”
Would have loved to see Sean Trende testify and Dale Ho cross-examine him.
Category Archives: voter id
“North Carolina’s Voting Law Goes on Trial”
NYT editorial:
The trial over North Carolina’s law may be the biggest test yet of the remaining strength of the Voting Rights Act. Already, the court has heard from citizens who voted for years without difficulty, but whose votes were… Continue reading
“Sides Dispute Basis of North Carolina Voting Laws as Trial Contesting Them Opens”
“Federal trial set to start over NC’s election law”
“Race or Party?: How Courts Should Think About Republican Efforts to Make it Harder to Vote in North Carolina and Elsewhere”
Re-upping my Harvard Law Review Forum piece as the North Carolina voting right trial starts today.
“Effects of changes on minorities at crux of NC voting trial”
AP trial curtain-raiser.
“On eve of historic voter suppression trial, battle lines are drawn in NC-NAACP v McCrory (Part I)”
DocDawg at Daily Kos.
Big Voter ID Fight in Canada as Government Takes Position Voter ID Cards Not Good Enough as ID
“Short Film About Victim of Texas Voter ID Law Shows Why We Need to Pass The Voting Rights Advancement Act Being Introduced Today”
Release:
Today, as Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) introduce the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) on the eve of the second anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder, the Campaign Legal Center is releasing a short … Continue reading
State Lawsuit Against NC Voter ID Stalls with Changes in Law
Emily Bazelon NYT Mag Piece on Judges Changing Their Minds Talks Posner and Stevens on Voter ID
Fascinating piece called Better Judgment:
Posner’s attention to consequences can lead him, like other empirically minded judges, to change his thinking. Eight years ago in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, an early challenge to a state law requiring… Continue reading
Civitas Very Unhappy with Voter ID Changes in NC
News and Observer:
Thursday’s change to the rule brought lukewarm support from opponents of voter ID laws and quick criticism from advocates.
“It’s a shame to lose a court case without ever walking into court,” said Francis De Luca, president… Continue reading
“With Lawsuit Looming, North Carolina Scrambles To Loosen Voter ID Rules”
Think Progress:
“We are pleased that the legislature has taken steps to make North Carolina’s voter ID requirement less onerous than originally designed, said Bob Phillips with Common Cause North Carolina, while noting that he and others are “still… Continue reading
Big News: Changes Made to North Carolina Voter ID Law
Press release via email from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice:
On the eve of trial in the legal challenge to North Carolina’s oppressive Voter ID law, the General Assembly has capitulated, voting overwhelmingly in both houses to allow qualified… Continue reading