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#shelby county v. holder
  • Letters From an American
    Biden Marks Bloody Sunday
    March 8, 2021
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    President Biden calls for the restoration and preservation of voting rights.
  • Democracy & Government
    From a Contentious Election to a Stronger Democracy
    October 7, 2016
    | Miles Rapoport
    Strengthening democracy is the key to all other reforms.
  • Democracy & Government
    Voting Rights May Go Back to the Supreme Court
    September 12, 2014
    SCOTUS' decision invalidating a key provision of the Voting Rights Act has proved disastrous.
  • Civil Liberties
    Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?
    September 2, 2014
    | Ari Berman
    This week, the state with the strictest voter ID law defends it in federal court.
  • Congress Must Keep Its Voting Rights Promise
    August 10, 2014
    | Nicole Austin-Hillery
    For the first time in nearly 50 years, Americans will go to the polls without a key protection under the Voting Rights Act. Congress must act to ensure every citizen can freely cast a ballot.
  • Civil Liberties
    Courtroom Drama: Voting Rights Paid for in Blood Under Siege in North Carolina
    July 10, 2014
    | Barry Yeoman
    The state's recent election-law overhaul stripped away more than a decade’s worth of reforms that had dramatically increased ballot access for African-Americans.
  • Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?
    June 26, 2014
    | Ari Berman
    Since Barack Obama’s election, GOP-controlled states have embarked on the most significant effort to restrict access to the ballot since Reconstruction.
  • Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever
    June 25, 2014
    | Ari Berman
    Think voting discrimination is largely a thing of the past? Think again.
  • A Setback for Local Democracy
    July 1, 2013 | Group Think

    The Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder is a setback for democracy -- especially at the local level. Overwhelming evidence shows that too many politicians continue to win elections by unfairly manipulating election rules based on how voters look or talk. The Court’s decision makes this problem worse. The biggest problem will be the manipulation of election rules for local offices that are often non-partisan and escape national attention. In Nueces County, Texas, for ...

  • There's Still Room to Fix This
    June 27, 2013 | Group Think
    The Court has left room for remedial action by striking down only Section 4. Congress could broaden coverage through new criteria under a rewritten Section.


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