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With Voting Rights Act Gutted, Florida Set To Resume Voter Purge
By Aviva Sheen Florida’s controversial initiative to screen for suspected non-citizens and purge them from the voter rolls is allowed to officially resume, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. A Hispanic civil rights group and two naturalized citizens sued last … Continue reading
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After Ruling, States Rush to Enact Voting Laws
By Michael Cooper State officials across the South are aggressively moving ahead with new laws requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls after the Supreme Court decision striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act. The Republicans … Continue reading
Is a Constitutional Right to Vote Attainable?
By Brentin Mock After the devastating decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to evict a cornerstone provision from the Voting Rights Act, Attorney General Eric Holder said, “The Department of Justice will continue to carefully monitor jurisdictions around the country … Continue reading
The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy
By Ari Berman In his dissent in the Defense of Marriage Act case today, Justice Scalia wrote: “We have no power to decide this case. And even if we did, we have no power under the Constitution to invalidate this … Continue reading
Voting Rights Act Decision: ‘Why We Must Fight For Our Right To Vote’
By Derek T. Dingle In two months, we will officially commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a historic moment in which more than 250,000 citizens – predominantly African American – flooded our nation’s capital to … Continue reading
How to Update the Voting Rights Act
By Spencer Overton Five Supreme Court Justices just rolled back the most effective civil rights provision in our nation’s history. What should we do now? One option is to declare “mission accomplished” and forget about race in politics. That, however, … Continue reading
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law
By Eyder Peralta By a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that establishes a formula to identify states that may require extra scrutiny by Justice Department. The decision focuses on section … Continue reading
Surprise! Justice Scalia Strikes Down Arizona Law Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Register To Vote
By Ian Millhiser In an opinion by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, a 7-2 Supreme Court held this morning that an Arizona law requiring voting officials to reject voter registration forms that are “not accompanied by concrete evidence of citizenship” conflicts … Continue reading
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