How the Supreme Court Should Respond to Alabama’s Defiance
From today’s New York Times: A panel of three federal judges last week issued a scathing opinion directing the state of Alabama to comply with the Voting Rights Act. It…
Alabama Lost Voting Rights Case At Supreme Court, But Ignores Ruling Anyway
From today’s NPR News: The state of Alabama is taking an unusual legal position as it heads into a closely watched court hearing this week about its congressional voting districts.…
California County Under Investigation For Violating Voting Rights Laws
From today’s Sacramento Bee: The California Department of Justice announced an investigation Tuesday into redistricting in Butte County, and whether its board of supervisors violated state voting rights law when…
Alabama’s Redistricting Brawl Rehashes Bitter Fight Over Voting Rights
From today’s Politico: A court ordered Alabama’s Legislature to redraw its congressional map to give Black voters more power. The Legislature’s response? Not unless we have to. “We are the…
SCOTUS Rules For Landmark Voting Rights Law, Strikes Down Alabama Congressional Map
From today’s NBC News: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama that civil rights activists say discriminated against Black voters in a surprise reaffirmation of…
North Carolina Supreme Court, With New Partisan Mix, Reverses Itself on Key Voting Case
From today’s New York Times: Last year, Democratic justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that maps of the state’s legislative and congressional districts drawn to give Republicans lopsided…
How Gov. Ron DeSantis Waged a Targeted Assault on Black Voters
From today’s The Guardian: Al Lawson felt the weight of his victory the night he was elected to Congress in 2016. He was born in Midway, a small town that’s…
Who Counts As Black In Voting Maps? Louisiana GOP Wants To Narrow It
From today’s NPR News: Who counts as Black? The thorny question has quietly found its way before the U.S. Supreme Court again, ensnared in a major legal battle over the…
SCOTUS Agrees To Hear North Carolina Redistricting Case, Setting Up Show Down On Voting Rights
From today’s CNN Online: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a dispute over redistricting in North Carolina, a case that could have major implications for voting rights across…
Supreme Court Revives GOP-Drawn Voting Map in Louisiana
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a congressional voting map in Louisiana that a federal judge had said diluted the power of Black voters. The…