Tag Archives: Voting Rights Act of 1965

“The State of Redistricting Litigation (August 2017 Edition)”

The State of Redistricting Litigation (August 2017 Edition) | Brennan Center for Justice A couple of weeks ago, a family discussion about the usual–the Horror, how it came about, the 2016 election, Hillary, et al–convinced me that the link above … Continue reading

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The power of nonviolent protest

A few years ago I visited Birmingham, Alabama for the wedding of two friends. One day, I spent some hours in Birmingham’s Civil Rights Institute, and the arboreal, stunning square across the street, Kelly Ingram Park, now part of the … Continue reading

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Big yippee! SCOTUS won’t review NC voter ID law decision

Source: Strict North Carolina Voter ID Law Thwarted After Supreme Court Rejects Case – The New York Times In the midst of the genuine joy over this BIG non-decision is this, via the reprehensible John Roberts–whose court damned the Voting … Continue reading

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