Voting Rights Act of 1965

SCOTUScast 11-18-08 featuring Hans von Spakovsky

Hans A. Von Spakovsky

Bartlett v. Strickland

On Tuesday, October 14, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bartlett v. Strickland. Here...

Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

SCOTUScast 8-22-16 featuring Mark F. Hearne II

On April 20, 2016, the Supreme Court decided Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. In...

Voter ID: A Debate - Podcast

Maya Noronha, Daniel P. Tokaji

Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group Podcast

Recent North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin court decisions have invalidated voter ID laws...

Felon Voting

Roger B. Clegg, George T. Conway, Erik S. Jaffe, Marc Mauer

Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group

Nearly every single state forbids convicted felons from voting to varying degrees. Critics of such...

Voting Rights--and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections

Michael A. Carvin, Henry Olsen, Richard H. Pildes, Abigail Thernstrom

Civil Rights Practice Group and the American Enterprise Institute

Has the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the crown jewel of American civil rights legislation, become...

Escaping the Goldilocks Problem: A Proposal That Would Enable States to Avoid Redistricting Litigation

Dan Morenoff

Federalist Society Review, Volume 21

Note from the Editor:  The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...

Why Proportional Representation Will Not Stem Redistricting Litigation But Will Undermine Normative Representative Values

Kevin St. John

Federalist Society Review, Volume 21

Note from the Editor:  The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...

Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder: Must Congress Update the Voting Rights Act’s Coverage Formula for Preclearance?

Michael R. Dimino

Engage Volume 14, Issue 1 February 2013

Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act requires “covered jurisdictions”—mostly, but not exclusively, in the...

Redistricting Litigation Update - Podcast

Justin Levitt, Ilya Shapiro, Dean Reuter

Civil Rights Practice Group Podcast

To listen, please right click on the audio file you wish to hear and then...

SCOTUScast 4-1-08 featuring Kevin Newsom

Kevin C. Newsom

Riley v. Kennedy

On March 24, 2008, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Riley v. Kennedy. At...