voting rights act
Texas’ Redistricting Case Is About Undoing The Voting Rights Act
Going into the redistricting trial next week that will affect how Texas voters will elect their candidates for the next decade, it’s important to note that there’s actually a lot […]
Latinos Lose In Arizona’s AG Suit Against Voting Rights Act
On August 6, 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into legislation.The V.R.A. closely followed the wording of the 15th Amendment; it applied a nationwide prohibition against denying or […]
Arizona AG Sues Federal Govt To Overturn Voting Rights Act
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, also known as the guy who tried to ban Mexican-American studies courses in public schools, is suing the federal government claiming that parts of the […]
Latinos, Redistircting And the Voting Rights Act
We’ve all been pretty much looking west when it comes to national Latino politics. And it’s well intended, because Arizona has been taking up most of the attention with its notorious SB1070. […]
Voting Rights Act Challenge: The Latino Stake
Some people think of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act as the ultimate weapon against discrimination and disenfranchisement at the voting booth, and it’s under attack in Federal Court. […]
Latinos, Redistricting And The Voting Rights Act
Redistricting is set to change the face of politics across the country and for at least one organization, this means vigilance and watchfulness are a must. The following are excerpts […]
Scrap the Voting Rights Act – Latinos Will Fare Better
Here’s a new twist on an old idea. Slate.com published a piece suggesting that minority communities would fare better politically if they did away with Section 5 of the Voting […]
The effort to undermine minority voting
I see a clear method to the apparent madness of Texas redistricting. I fear that Texas is moving toward redistricting based on voter population only — disadvantaging minority voting — […]
Trump voting panel tells states to hold off sending data while court weighs privacy impact
By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post (5 minute read) President Trump’s voting commission on Monday asked states and the District to hold off submitting the sweeping voter data the […]
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
*While we’ve all been gawking at the Russia fiasco, Trump has been dismantling civil rights. We need to pay attention to this, because mainstream media is obsessed with the Russia […]