Heather Gerken asks whether academics privately believe that the civil rights community ought to reject the proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act. I don’t know what most academics believe privately, but unless we hear something more from the civil… Continue reading

At the slight risk of being a one trick pony, I’d like to toss out another question for discussion related to Georgia v. Ashcroft. One thing that seems like it has gone a bit under the radar screen is the… Continue reading

First off, thanks to Rick for providing this forum. As Heather and Dan and Rick‘s posts make clear, this is a most useful venue for thought-provoking discussion. At the moment, though, I’d like to move us away from Dan… Continue reading

In a thoughtful and provocative post on the VRA renewal debate, Heather Gerken asks a provocative question: “If the deal is going to go through regardless of what a few academics think about its merits, why allow the perfect to… Continue reading