Three Current Voting Rights Cases Explained in Plain Terms
Stanford Law Review president Michael Mestitz explains three Voting Rights Act cases before the Supreme Court this term in layman's terms. Read the article here.
Jesse Jackson Calls Shelby Decision a “Game Changer”
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," Jackson says it is already leading to re-segregation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWc8fhL8DHo
Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Alabama Racial Gerrymander Case
Listen to the Supreme Court's oral arguments in the consolidated cases; Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama. Democratic lawmakers in the Alabama legislature claim the Republican-led legislature packed Black voters into state legislative districts to dilute their voting power resulting in an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The court heard oral arguments on November 12th 2014.
Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Alabama Gerrymander is a Racial or Partisan One.
NPR previews Ala. Legis. Black Caucus v. Alabama; a claim alleging that the Alabama state legislature's 2010 legislative redistricting map is a racial gerrymander. Alabama says the Voting Rights Act made them create the map. Listen below. http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=363375057&m=363458938&t=audio