AP offers this report, which begins: “House GOP leaders on Wednesday postponed the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act under objections from Southern Republicans who complained during a private meeting that the legislation unfairly singles out their states… Continue reading
Dan Tokaji has this post on Equal Vote. A snippet: “My initial impression is that the court’s interpretation of the NVRA is incorrect. In particular, I don’t think the court’s reasoning squarely confronts the strongest argument against what Arizona seeks… Continue reading
The San Bernadino County Sun offers this report, which begins: “LOMA LINDA – A judge’s reversal of her earlier decision has a conservation group hopeful about the future of their initiative to limit development in the city’s South Hills.… Continue reading
So reports Roll Call in a breaking news report (paid subscription required). You can find details about the proactive bailout proposal, submitted by Rep. Westmoreland, here. I have not seen the trigger proposal, authored by Rep. Norwood, but Roll… Continue reading
Gerry Hebert offers these interesting observations on the proactive bailout proposal.
UPDATE: Luke Peterson emails:
When it comes to the bailout provision of the VRA, it is hard to argue with Gerry Hebert. I would like to add one point… Continue reading