[Cross-posted from SCOTUSBlog]
The curious disappearance of Boerne and the future jurisprudence of voting rights and race
Richard L. Hasen publishes Election Law Blog and is Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at UC Irvine.
A funny thing… Continue reading
Joey Fishkin weighs in, at Balkinization.
On the face of it, what the Court did today in Shelby County seems more modest than what it might have done. While it could have struck down Section 5 of the Voting… Continue reading
Echoing a discussion running as we speak on the Election Law listserv, David Gans highlights the Court’s disassociation from constitutional text, in this USA Today column.
Heather Gerken offers a eulogy to the preclearance regime, over at Slate.
The Supreme Court struck down the crown jewel of the Civil Rights movement today. Section 5 was the most powerful tool in the movement’s arsenal. Although I’m… Continue reading
There will be more (much more) from Rick. (And I’ll keep this spot updated as I find them.) But just as a start, here he is (with David Savage, Ilya Shapiro, and Lani Guinier) discussing the case on Talk of … Continue reading
The President:
I am deeply disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision today. For nearly 50 years, the Voting Rights Act – enacted and repeatedly renewed by wide bipartisan majorities in Congress – has helped secure the right to vote… Continue reading
over at the NY Times site. Analysis of the decision, (to some extent) its ramifications, and (to some extent) potential avenues for Congress in the aftermath.
Includes, among other goodies:
Four Questions for Chandler Davidson
Four Questions for John Neiman… Continue reading
From the Texas Secretary of State:
Texas Secretary of State John Steen today announced that photo identification will now be required when voting in Texas elections. His announcement follows a decision Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court that cleared… Continue reading
Continuing in the series of academic reactions to Shelby County, here’s Rick Pildes on SCOTUSblog:
I have called the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) a “sacred symbol” of American democracy. For that reason, the Supreme Court’s momentous decision… Continue reading