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Redistricting Race RulesAlabama, Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson Calls Shelby Decision a “Game Changer”

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In this interview with AL.com (Alabama) Rev. Jesse Jackson voices his concerns about media coverage - or lack thereof, on the Supreme Court's Shelby County decision. Calling it a "game-changer,"…

Casedocs, Redistricting Race RulesCommissioners court, Dallas County, Harding, Texas

Case Filing: Missouri NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant School District et. al.

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Missouri - Plaintiffs content in this lawsuit filed in December that African-American voters in Ferguson-Florissant are denied the ability to elect candidates of their choice to the local school board…

Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesBASICS, language minorities, section 203

Language Minority Provisions of the Voting Right Act

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The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse. Many regions have significant populations for which English is not their first language, to address this the Voting Rights Act was amended to…

Redistricting Race RulesAustin-Hillery, Brennan Center, Heritage foundation, Spakovsky

Debating the Voting Rights Act (VIDEO)

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Nicole Austin-Hillery, Brennan Center for Justice and Hans A. Von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation square off on the question on CSPAN. Watch here.

Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rulescongress

Two Congresswomen on the Early Prospects of the VRAA in Congress (VIDEO)

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June 2014 - Rep. Sanchez and Rep Fudge discuss the prospects of the VRAA advancing in congress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKURYbThQOs

Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesBrookings, Latino, voters, VRA

How Shelby County v. Holder Will Affect the Latino Community (VIDEO)

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Tom Saenz of MALDEF explains at this Brookings Institution Conference. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TVNTfjmRSU

Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesVRA

Handy Outline of the Supreme Court’s Shelby Opinions

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The New York Times gives this handy outline of each justice's opinion and reasoning in the seminal Voting Rights case Shelby v. Holder. Read it here.

Redistricting Litigation

Democrat Strategy for Passing the VRAA

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January, 2015 - The Hattiesburg American lists several strategies Democrats in congress may use this year to get the Voting Rights Act Amendment Passed. One such strategy includes revising the…

Redistricting Litigation

Could This “Long Lost” Law Save the Voting Rights Act?

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Richard Kreitner writes for Nation on a little used Section of the 14th Amendment, which he proposes should be used to punish voting rights infractions in the states. Read the…

Casedocs, Redistricting Race RulesCommissioners court, Dallas County, Harding, Texas

Case Filing: Harding v. County of Dallas, Texas

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In January, Anglo voters in Dallas County represented by the Equal Voting Rights Institute filed a minority vote dilution claim against the majority minority County Commissioners Court's 2010 redistricting map,…