On AlterNet: voting rights act
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "voting rights act"
Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 13, 2009.
All justices rely on their past experiences, ideologies, biases, prejudices, and yes -- the most dreaded of human qualities -- empathy.
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. June 22, 2009.
In a ruling Monday, the Court gave state and local officials new flexibility to 'opt out' of a key part of the anti-discrimination law.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.
On the eve of the 2008 election, the Department leaks a FBI probe of ACORN but remains silent on widespread voter intimidation tactics.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. October 9, 2008.
If the November vote is close, key swing states that have been illegally rejecting voters could become recount battlegrounds like Florida.
Rick Hasen, Election Law Blog. May 16, 2008.
A potentially huge decision on Voting Rights Act decision looms in a very obscure Supreme Court case.