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Candidates Of Their Choice? Paradoxical Impact Of The Voting Rights Act In Virginia, Mark E. Rush
Candidates Of Their Choice? Paradoxical Impact Of The Voting Rights Act In Virginia, Mark E. Rush
Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum
No abstract provided.
Epic Fail: Harkenrider V. Hochul And New York's 2022 Misadventure In "Independent" Redistricting, Richard Briffault
Epic Fail: Harkenrider V. Hochul And New York's 2022 Misadventure In "Independent" Redistricting, Richard Briffault
Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum
No abstract provided.
A Modern-Day 3/5 Compromise: The Case For Finding Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Under The Thirteenth Amendment, Shana Iden
Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum
Vestiges of slavery and systemic disenfranchisement of people of color persist in the United States. One of these remnants is the practice of prison gerrymandering, which occurs when government officials count incarcerated individuals as part of the population of the prison’s location rather than the individual’s home district. This Article argues that prison gerrymandering functions as a badge of slavery that should be prohibited under the Thirteenth Amendment.
First, this Article provides background on prison gerrymandering and charts its impact through history, particularly on Black communities. Moreover, this Article analyzes how litigation under the Fourteenth Amendment has not yielded meaningful …
Rucho In The States: Districting Cases And The Nature Of State Judicial Power, Chad M. Oldfather
Rucho In The States: Districting Cases And The Nature Of State Judicial Power, Chad M. Oldfather
Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum
No abstract provided.
Making It Harder To Challenge Election Districting, Erwin Chemerinsky
Making It Harder To Challenge Election Districting, Erwin Chemerinsky
Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum
No abstract provided.