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Election Law Center: Tag Archive for Voting Rights Act

“The Enlightened Southern Voter” and the Demise of Section 5

Posted by Lex at May 30, 2012 | Add Comment

DOJ Voting Section to Houston for Chinese Ballots

Posted by Christian Adams at May 25, 2012 | Add Comment

Former Federal Judge Clemon Unhinged

Posted by Christian Adams at May 21, 2012 | Add Comment

More on Shelby: “It’s highly likely we will take this case to the Supreme Court”

Posted by Lex at May 18, 2012 | Add Comment

First Look at DC Circuit Opinions in Alabama's Shelby v. Holder Section 5 Challenge

Posted by Lex at May 18, 2012 | Add Comment

Wythe County, Virginia Gets Section 5 Bailout

Posted by Lex at May 18, 2012 | Add Comment

Victim of Racial Discrmination in Voting Speaks Out

Posted by Christian Adams at May 17, 2012 | Add Comment

Attorney asks Court to delay SC primary, says military voters disenfranchised

Posted by Tabella at May 10, 2012 | Add Comment

Section 5 Lawsuit in SC

Posted by Christian Adams at May 8, 2012 | Add Comment

"Determined to Detect Discrimination in Denver"

Posted by Christian Adams at May 7, 2012 | Add Comment

First Alabama City “Bailed Out” of Section 5

Posted by Lex at April 23, 2012 | Add Comment

"Ballots Go Bilingual in Orange"

Posted by Christian Adams at April 23, 2012 | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Wade Henderson - Cat Got Your Tongue?

Posted by Christian Adams at April 20, 2012 | Add Comment

DOJ Fails to Bring Any Section 2 Cases: How to Do Damage Control

Posted by Christian Adams at April 19, 2012 | Add Comment

How Stanford Law Professor Pam Karlan Makes Things Up

Posted by Christian Adams at April 19, 2012 | Add Comment

New York, Redistricting, and Section 5

Posted by Christian Adams at April 17, 2012 | Add Comment

AAG Perez says DOJ “firmly committed to vigorously defending Section 5’s constitutionality”

Posted by Lex at April 14, 2012 | Add Comment

More on NH Free Ride

Posted by Christian Adams at April 6, 2012 | Add Comment

Reason to Keep Voting Rights Act: Minority "Megaphones"

Posted by Christian Adams at April 2, 2012 | Add Comment

Second FL Redistricting Map Sent to DOJ

Posted by Christian Adams at April 2, 2012 | Add Comment

Speaking of Black Panthers . . .

Posted by Christian Adams at March 27, 2012 | Add Comment

"How Many Crimes Did the New Black Pathers Commit in Florida?"

Posted by Christian Adams at March 27, 2012 | Add Comment

National Review on my Guam Section 2 Lawsuit

Posted by Christian Adams at March 23, 2012 | Add Comment

Voting Section Objections "Obama Reelection Tool"

Posted by Christian Adams at March 23, 2012 | Add Comment

Court Orders Redraw of 2 Wisconsin Districts

Posted by Christian Adams at March 23, 2012 | Add Comment

"Holder is abusing Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act"

Posted by Tabella at March 22, 2012 | Add Comment

"Supreme Court could be receptive to Texas’ challenge of Voting Rights Act"

Posted by Tabella at March 19, 2012 | Add Comment

"Forty-nine people named in Chamorro -only" election lawsuit

Posted by Christian Adams at March 19, 2012 | Add Comment

Voter ID Debate on Al Jazeera

Posted by Christian Adams at March 15, 2012 | Add Comment

Former CBC member Artur Davis: "VRA needs to be revised not scrapped"

Posted by Tabella at March 13, 2012 | Add Comment

Texas GOP Happy With New Maps

Posted by Christian Adams at February 29, 2012 | Add Comment

Shaprio: "The modern Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional"

Posted by Christian Adams at February 28, 2012 | Add Comment

Speaking at New England Law Today - 4:00 p.m.

Posted by Christian Adams at February 28, 2012 | Add Comment

"Davis files for class action certification" in Sec. 2 case

Posted by Christian Adams at February 27, 2012 | Add Comment

10th Cir Affirms Freemont County Section 2 Case

Posted by Christian Adams at February 24, 2012 | Add Comment

"Is the Voting Rights Act living on borrowed time"?

Posted by Tabella at February 22, 2012 | Add Comment

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: GOP Again Has its Sights on the Voting Rights Act

Posted by Christian Adams at February 22, 2012 | Add Comment

Los Angeles Redistricting Mess

Posted by Christian Adams at February 21, 2012 | Add Comment

Southern states seek to mend invasive nature of the Voting Rights Act, not end it

Posted by Tabella at February 19, 2012 | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

DOJ's Late Friday Kinston Retreat Letter

Posted by Christian Adams at February 11, 2012 | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Los Angeles Redistricting Mess

Posted by Christian Adams at February 8, 2012 | Add Comment

National Review: Reconsidering Section 5

Posted by Christian Adams at February 8, 2012 | Add Comment

Breaking: DOJ retreats on Kinston objection

Posted by Christian Adams at February 3, 2012 | Add Comment

"One Man Washington NonProfit" steers Section 5 cases

Posted by Christian Adams at January 30, 2012 | Add Comment

DC Appellate court debates current justification of Voting Rights Act case

Posted by Tabella at January 19, 2012 | Add Comment

"Federal judge: For blacks, 'voting rights' include identifying Democrats on ballots"

Posted by Tabella at December 27, 2011 | Add Comment

Former Black Congressman: Racial redistricting hurts voters

Posted by Tabella at November 23, 2011 | Add Comment

More on Davis v. Guam

Posted by Christian Adams at November 21, 2011 | Add Comment

Center for Individual Rights files Section 2 case in Guam

Posted by Christian Adams at November 21, 2011 | Add Comment

Black Dems lose clout in southern capitols as Democrats lose favor in the region

Posted by Tabella at November 19, 2011 | Add Comment

Redistricting Role Reversal

Posted by Christian Adams at November 4, 2011 | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Panel named for Shelby County Section 5 appeal

Posted by Christian Adams at October 12, 2011 | Add Comment

Adams vs. X - Houston, Texas. October 18

Posted by Christian Adams at October 11, 2011 | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Law Professor Garret Epps swings and misses

Posted by Christian Adams at September 7, 2011 | Add Comment

Port Chester voting appeal rejected

Posted by Christian Adams at August 27, 2011 | Add Comment

Breaking News: Arizona Attorney General sue Feds that Section 5, reauthorization of VRA, and language minority sections unconstitutional

Posted by Tabella at August 25, 2011 | Add Comment

Lastest at Pajamas: Why states must go to court for Section 5 reviews

Posted by Christian Adams at August 9, 2011 | Add Comment

Colorado expects federal law to require Spanish ballots

Posted by Christian Adams at August 8, 2011 | Add Comment

Dems, GOP cite '65 voting law in remapping debates

Posted by Tabella at August 6, 2011 | Add Comment

Breaking: Florida yanks election law from DOJ

Posted by Christian Adams at July 29, 2011 | Add Comment

"Redistricting reform could redraw political map for Jews"

Posted by Christian Adams at July 25, 2011 | Add Comment

Anita Earls explains why to bypass DOJ on election changes

Posted by Christian Adams at July 21, 2011 | Add Comment

"Redistricting cases challenge the Voting Rights Act"

Posted by Christian Adams at July 21, 2011 | Add Comment

Daily Caller: Court revives Kinston challenge

Posted by Christian Adams at July 18, 2011 | Add Comment

Analysis: Time to let Voting Rights Act die?

Posted by Tabella at July 11, 2011 | Add Comment

DOJ requires Spanish and Chinese ballots in Alameda (CA)

Posted by Christian Adams at July 5, 2011 | Add Comment

"No voting rights in Indian Country"

Posted by Christian Adams at July 5, 2011 | Add Comment

Does dissolution of Texas water district violate Voting Rights Act?

Posted by Christian Adams at June 28, 2011 | Add Comment

Lessons learned from LA and VA: Georgia may bypass DOJ on redistricting

Posted by Christian Adams at June 27, 2011 | Add Comment

NC Voters watch redistricting

Posted by Tabella at June 25, 2011 | Add Comment

NAACP asks DOJ Voting to reject Florida election integrity law

Posted by Christian Adams at June 18, 2011 | Add Comment

"Extend the Voting Rights Act to 50 states"

Posted by Christian Adams at June 14, 2011 | Add Comment

Hinds County (MS) elections gummed up by DOJ

Posted by Christian Adams at June 7, 2011 | Add Comment

NRO: Tucker finally gets it right

Posted by Christian Adams at June 2, 2011 | Add Comment

Cynthia Tucker on Voting Rights Act

Posted by Christian Adams at June 1, 2011 | Add Comment

Settled Illinois voting rights lawsuit costs city millions

Posted by Christian Adams at May 31, 2011 | Add Comment

More on the Freedom Riders documentary

Posted by Christian Adams at May 17, 2011 | Add Comment

Nevada Gov vetoes redistricting bill, alleges Democrats violated Voting Rights Act

Posted by Tabella at May 16, 2011 | Add Comment

Report on Kinston oral arguments

Posted by Christian Adams at May 11, 2011 | Add Comment

Report of Voting Rights Act challenge arguments

Posted by Christian Adams at May 7, 2011 | Add Comment

SC Democratic chair - rationale for Voting Rights Act gone

Posted by Christian Adams at May 7, 2011 | Add Comment

Retracing the Freedom Rides

Posted by Christian Adams at May 5, 2011 | Add Comment

NC Democrats think the Voting Rights Act protects their partisan needs

Posted by Tabella at May 4, 2011 | Add Comment

Oral argument schedule in LaRoque v. Holder Friday

Posted by Christian Adams at May 3, 2011 | Add Comment

Wall Street Journal on Port Chester Voting Case

Posted by Christian Adams at April 26, 2011 | Add Comment

Pittsburgh Post Gazette: "President Scofflaw"

Posted by Christian Adams at April 18, 2011 | Add Comment

Preserving Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act: Operation Bailout

Posted by Christian Adams at April 18, 2011 | Add Comment

Port Chester (NY): Judge questions appeal of a consent decree

Posted by Christian Adams at April 17, 2011 | Add Comment

Pajamas Media on bailout lawyer and a $86,626 court sanction

Posted by Christian Adams at April 11, 2011 | Add Comment

National Journal on redistricting

Posted by Christian Adams at April 11, 2011 | Add Comment

Georgia leads the way

Posted by Christian Adams at April 9, 2011 | Add Comment

Lorain County (OH) adopts DOJ "recommendations" for Spanish ballots

Posted by Christian Adams at April 7, 2011 | Add Comment

Jerry Mitchell: Marketing the Civil Rights Movement

Posted by Christian Adams at April 5, 2011 | Add Comment

Daily Caller on Yakima Washington lawsuit

Posted by Christian Adams at April 4, 2011 | Add Comment

Yakima (WA) faces voting rights lawsuit to give illegal aliens political representation

Posted by Christian Adams at April 1, 2011 | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Operation Bailout - not going well

Posted by Christian Adams at March 25, 2011 | Add Comment

The Shelby County Challenge to Section 5 and its potential impact on Voter ID laws and Redistricting

Posted by Tabella at March 24, 2011 | Add Comment

"Black judgeship push continues"

Posted by Christian Adams at March 21, 2011 | Add Comment

Arizona bill to eliminate Spanish election materials

Posted by Christian Adams at March 17, 2011 | Add Comment

DOJ objection

Posted by Christian Adams at March 16, 2011 | Add Comment
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