voting rights
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 […]
The Supreme Court, Voting Rights and the Roberts Legacy
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This week, with Justice Scalia writing the majority opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), rejected the Arizona state law, Prop 200, that required […]
Supreme Court strikes blow for voting rights
By Greg Sargent, Washington Post In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court today ruled that an Arizona state law may not require documentary proof of citizenship from voters. In tossing out this requirement, SCOTUS concluded […]
Georgia Latinos Prepare for Gainesville Voting Rights Battle
By Jerry Gunn, Access North Georgia The head of the Atlanta based Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) said Tuesday night there’s strong evidence that the City of Gainesville is […]
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 […]
Voting Rights Law Draws Skepticism From Justices
By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — A central provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may be in peril, judging from tough questioning on Wednesday from the Supreme Court’s more […]
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 […]
Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Challenge Today
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We circled today’s date on NewsTaco’s calendar several months ago. Today is the day that the U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) hears arguments in the case […]
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 […]