voting rights act
Key Part of Voting Rights Act Invalidated
By The New York Times The Supreme Court struck down a central portion of the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, effectively ending the practice in which some states with a […]
Will the Supremes Axe the Voting Rights Act?
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Last week the Supreme Court listened to the arguments in a case titled Shelby County, AL v Eric Holder and it was a challenge of […]
Is It Time for a New Voting Rights Act?
Victor Landa, NewsTaco For all of the anticipation leading up to the Voting Rights challenge at the U. S. Supreme Court there are a couple of things that bubbled to […]
We Still Need the Voting Rights Act to Give Equal Access
By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, NBCLatino These days, voting is largely uneventful. You show up at the polls, check in, vote, and get your sticker. Long gone are the days […]
Why We Still Need the Voting Rights Act
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco On February 27th the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a lawsuit originating in Shelby County, Alabama as to why Section […]
Can the Supreme Court Make the Voting Rights Act Better?
By Emily Bazelon, Slate At the end of this month, the Supreme Court will hear Shelby County v. Holder, a challenge to the continuing validity of Section 5, brought by the state of […]
If the Court Strikes Section 5 of Voting Rights Act
By Richard L. Hasen, Reuters If the court strikes Section 5, the big question is: What comes next? A sketch of what may happen and what’s at stake. Click on picture to […]
Will the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?
By Raul A. Reyes, Other Words Well, that didn’t take long. Just three days after a diverse coalition of voters re-elected President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court announced that it’s […]
Voting Rights Act: The State Of Section 5
By Suevon Lee, Pro Publica A single provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been playing a key role on the election front this year. Section 5 has blockedphoto voter-ID laws, prohibited reduced […]
What’d Happen Without Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act?
I started thinking recently about what our country would look like in the future if Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) were to be declared unconstitutional. This is […]