Mike McDonald has written this very helpful paper on sections 4 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act. It is full of very useful empirical informaton for anyone interested in the debate over VRA renewal. This will be a chapter… Continue reading

The Guardian (UK) offers this report, which begins: “The national identity card database could eventually be used to draw up the electoral roll, according to the minister for constitutional affairs, sparking protests from anti-ID card campaigners.” Thank’s to Andrew… Continue reading

A.P. offers this report. You can find the district court’s opinion here.

The opinion is here. The dissenting judge would have certified the question of the meaning of the state campaign finance disclosure law to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

A.P. offers House Panel Supports Bilingual Voting. Regarding action in the Senate, AP offers Sessions Wants to Extend Voting Rights North. This Washington Times report on the House vote yesterday contains this tidbit of interest to California readers:… Continue reading

The San Francisco Chronicle offers this report, which begins: “Questions about the accuracy of electronic voting machines have become a dominant issue in the race for California secretary of state, with the two Democratic challengers for the job carving… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “Facing election-year pressure to score a win on the ethics front, House and Senate Republicans signaled Wednesday that they would like to accelerate their long-floundering overhaul of lobbying laws to… Continue reading

George Will writes this Washington Post column, which begins: Presidents swear to “protect and defend the Constitution.” The Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” On April 28, on Don Imus’s… Continue reading

The Washington Post offers this report.

Jim Bopp tells BNA (paid subscription required): “We intend to file a prompt expedited appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.” Bob Bauer reacts to the court order denying CCL a preliminary injunction.

I’m very pleased to announce an all-star lineup of law professors who will join me as guest bloggers on the topic of Voting Right Act renewal. Important parts of the Voting Rights Act come up for renewal in 2007. As… Continue reading

Here is Sam Issacharoff’s testimony. Here is Theodore Shaw’s testimony. (More to come)

A reader emails: Full House Judiciary ctte voted 33 to 1 to report H.R. 9 VRA to floor, all amendments defeated. Amends related to sunseting 203, bailing out military base counties, shortening 203 coverage period, prohibiting re redistricting of previously… Continue reading