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Slouching Toward Universality: A Brief History Of Race, Voting, And Political Participation, Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Luis E. Fuentes-Rohwer
Slouching Toward Universality: A Brief History Of Race, Voting, And Political Participation, Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Luis E. Fuentes-Rohwer
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Minimum Responsiveness And The Political Exclusion Of The Poor, Bertrall L. Ross Ii, Terry Smith
Minimum Responsiveness And The Political Exclusion Of The Poor, Bertrall L. Ross Ii, Terry Smith
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Hindsight Is 20/20: Revisiting The Reapportionment Cases To Gain Perspective On Partisan Gerrymanders, Douglass Calidas
Hindsight Is 20/20: Revisiting The Reapportionment Cases To Gain Perspective On Partisan Gerrymanders, Douglass Calidas
Duke Law Journal
In the first decade of the twentieth century, political party operatives have manipulated the boundaries of congressional districting maps to an unprecedented extent in the interest of gaining partisan advantage. The judiciary, led by a fractured Supreme Court, has refused to intervene, holding claims of unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering nonjusticiable for want of a workable judicial standard. The epidemic of partisan gerrymandering has harmed the electoral process in ways that mirror the harm caused by legislative malapportionment prior to the 1960s. In that decade, the Court assertively invoked the Equal Protection Clause to effect reapportionment and bring congressional districting maps in …
The Politics Of Preclearance, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
The Politics Of Preclearance, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
Faculty Scholarship
This Essay examines recent charges of political motivation against the Department of Justice and its enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. These accusations appear well-deserved, on the strength of the Department's recent handling of the Texas redistricting submission and Georgia's voting identification requirement. This Essay reaches two conclusions. First, it is clear that Congress wished to secure its understanding of the Act into the future through its preclearance requirement. Many critics of the voting rights bill worried about the degree of discretion that the legislation accorded the Attorney General. Supporters worried as well, for this degree of discretion might lead …
Felon Disenfranchisement In Alaska And The Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Christopher R. Murray
Felon Disenfranchisement In Alaska And The Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Christopher R. Murray
Alaska Law Review
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The Case For Reauthorizing Section Five Of The Voting Rights Act, John Michael Eden
The Case For Reauthorizing Section Five Of The Voting Rights Act, John Michael Eden
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Preclearance, Discrimination, And The Department Of Justice: The Case Of South Carolina, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
Preclearance, Discrimination, And The Department Of Justice: The Case Of South Carolina, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Electoral College, The Right To Vote, And Our Federalism: A Comment On A Lasting Institution, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Guy-Uriel Charles
The Electoral College, The Right To Vote, And Our Federalism: A Comment On A Lasting Institution, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Guy-Uriel Charles
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Voting Rights And The “Statutory Constitution”, Peter M. Shane
Voting Rights And The “Statutory Constitution”, Peter M. Shane
Law and Contemporary Problems
The appeal of regarding certain statutes as having constitutional status is discussed. The possibility that certain statutes may lay claim to expressing fundamental law in a way that entitles them to be included within the range of material relevant to constitutional interpretation is examined.