voting rights
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 […]
Supreme Court to Hear Alabama Voting Rights Challenge Feb. 27
By Associated Press/The Republic The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 27 on efforts by an Alabama county to stop enforcement of part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, […]
Voting Rights: A Sleeper Issue For Latino Community
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Here’s a small blip on the radar that’s sure to be getting brighter this year: Six out of the nine states covered under Section 5 of […]
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 […]
Study: Young Latino Voting Rights Threatened
By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Being Latino My fellow young Latinos, your voting rights are under attack. From Fox News Latino: “Young minority voter turnout could drop by almost 700,000 in […]
Voting Rights Battles Re-emerge In The South
By Nick Andersen, Kassondra Cloos and Caitlin Donnell, News21 Raymond Rutherford has voted for decades. But this year, he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to cast a ballot. The Sumter, […]
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 […]
Want To Defend Your Voting Rights? There’s An App For That
Victor Landa, NewsTaco It sounds trite, and I couldn’t resist the cliché, but it’s true…there is a new app for voting rights. The Hufington Post reports that the app was […]
Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in court
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor Forty five years ago the Voting Rights Act (VRA) was all but a slam-dunk. In 1965 the law was approved by the US House of […]