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Displaying all articles tagged:
Voting Rights Act
early and often
June 8, 2023
Supreme Court Passes Up Chance to Keep Gutting Voting Rights Act
In a surprise, a 5-4 majority including Roberts and Kavanaugh struck down GOP-drawn congressional districts challenged by Black Alabama voters.
By
Ed Kilgore
redistricting
Nov. 22, 2021
The GOP’s Targeting of Lucy McBath Could Face Voting-Rights Challenge
Georgia Republicans were likely emboldened by the recent erosion of voting rights, but their new congressional map could still spark a federal suit.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 12, 2019
Buttigieg Tries to Win Black Voters With a ‘Douglass Plan’ for Racial Justice
A “wine-track” candidate with a police-shooting problem in South Bend, Mayor Pete lays out an agenda for “black empowerment.”
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 census
July 2, 2019
Trump Toys With Delaying 2020 Census, Maybe Defying Constitution
After the Supreme Court rejected his rationale for a citizenship question, Trump is mulling a pricy delay or perhaps constitutional brinkmanship.
By
Ed Kilgore
supreme court
June 27, 2019
Supreme Court Puts Census Citizenship Question on Hold — for Now
In a 5–4 decision, the Court told the Trump administration to supply a better rationale for a Census citizenship question. Whether it can is unclear.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 census
May 30, 2019
Why a Dead GOP Operative’s Files Could Change the Electoral Map for a Decade
Discarded files from a GOP gerrymandering wiz could upset administration’s plans to intimidate immigrants with a 2020 Census citizenship question.
By
Ed Kilgore
abortion
May 28, 2019
Harris Proposes Making States Clear Abortion Laws With the Justice Department
Borrowing a page from the Voting Rights Act, the California senator goes on the offensive against state attacks on reproductive rights.
By
Ed Kilgore
census
Apr. 23, 2019
How Disastrous Is Adding a Citizenship Question to the Census?
Benjamin Hart and Ed Kilgore discuss SCOTUS’s apparent willingness to let the Trump administration get away with undercounting the population.
By
Benjamin Hart
and
Ed Kilgore
voting rights
Mar. 8, 2019
House Democrats Pass Landmark Voting Rights Bill on a Party-Line Vote
Back when the original Voting Rights Act passed, support and opposition were bipartisan. Now the parties have polarized on this issue too.
By
Ed Kilgore
Feb. 20, 2018
The Debate Over Gerrymandering Is Changing in a Fundamental Way
Redistricting isn’t just about nice-looking maps anymore.
By
Ed Kilgore
america vaguely aware…
July 1, 2013
America Vaguely Aware of Supreme Court Decisions
Only 34 percent have even the slightest familiarity with the ruling.
By
Dan Amira
June 26, 2013
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Gay Marriage Triumphs, Roberts Be Damned
The chief justice is no match for history.
By
Frank Rich
the supremes
June 25, 2013
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act
The vote was 5–4 along predictable lines.
By
Dan Amira