Voting Rights Act

The right wing’s Supreme Court whisperer

Meet the right-wing non-lawyer who may get the Supreme Court to kill affirmative action and voting rights

Alex Seitz-Wald Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 64
Politics Supreme Court, Ed Blum

"If it's struck down and fixable, Congress has the obligation to fix it," said Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Mar 11, 2013 4:38 PM UTC
Politics Jim Sensenbrenner

Here's a case for yes

Steven Rosenfeld, Alternet Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:29 PM UTC 64
Politics Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court

If the Court strikes down the Voting Rights Act, history suggests activists would force Congress to strengthen it

Gary May Monday, Mar 4, 2013 6:18 PM UTC 12
Politics Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court justice treats voting rights as a goody given away by pandering politicians

Joan Walsh Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 6:24 PM UTC 151
News Voting Rights Act

If the Scalia wing strikes down the Voting Rights Act, it thinks we're beyond our history of racial bias

Paul Campos Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 6:41 PM UTC 37
Politics Supreme Court, Race

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about a crucial part of the voting rights law on Wednesday

Associated Press Friday, Feb 22, 2013 4:06 PM UTC
Politics From the Wires, Barack Obama

America's highest court will be debating and deciding on the possibility of dismantling decades of progressive law

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Friday, Feb 22, 2013 3:48 PM UTC
News AlterNet, GOP, Supreme Court

Most Americans already believe that the vote is sacrosanct. The least we can do is enshrine it in our laws

Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 3:10 PM UTC 40
Politics The American Prospect