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Full-Text Articles in Fourteenth Amendment
A New Voting Rights Act For A New Century: How Liberalizing The Voting Rights Act’S Bailout Provisions Can Help Pass The Voting Rights Advancement Act Of 2017, Mario Q. Fitzgerald
A New Voting Rights Act For A New Century: How Liberalizing The Voting Rights Act’S Bailout Provisions Can Help Pass The Voting Rights Advancement Act Of 2017, Mario Q. Fitzgerald
Brooklyn Law Review
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the coverage formula of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in Shelby County. v. Holder in 2013. Members of Congress have attempted to renew the VRA with an updated coverage formula through the Voting Rights Advancement Acts of 2015 and of 2017. Unfortunately, Congressional Republicans have not supported either bill. Even if passed in its current form, the Supreme Court is likely to strike down the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017 (VRAA) for violating the principle of “equal sovereignty between the States” as set forth by the Court in Shelby County. Therefore, this note …
Rethinking How Voters Challenge Gerrymandering: Congress, Courts, And State Constitutions, Megan Wilson
Rethinking How Voters Challenge Gerrymandering: Congress, Courts, And State Constitutions, Megan Wilson
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Conversation On Learning From The History Of The Civil Rights Movement, Walter F. Mondale
A Conversation On Learning From The History Of The Civil Rights Movement, Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality
Introduction & Abridged Transcript, The Summit for Civil Rights, November 10, 2017
Is It Bad Law To Believe A Politician? Campaign Speech And Discriminatory Intent, Shawn E. Fields
Is It Bad Law To Believe A Politician? Campaign Speech And Discriminatory Intent, Shawn E. Fields
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Next Reapportionment Revolution, Ashira Ostrow
The Next Reapportionment Revolution, Ashira Ostrow
Indiana Law Journal
In the 1960s, the Supreme Court famously imposed the one-person, one-vote requirement on federal, state, and local legislatures. The doctrine rapidly resolved the problem of malapportioned districts. Within just a few years, legislatures across the nation were reapportioned to equalize the population between districts. Sadly, however, the national commitment to equal-population districts has led directly to the current crisis of political gerrymandering. The boundaries of equal-population districts must be redrawn every ten years to maintain population equality. Even with rigid adherence to population requirements, district boundaries are easily manipulated to secure incumbent seats and advance partisan interests. Redistricting is rightly …
Did The African-American Electorate Unintentionally Help Elect Donald Trump President?, C. Daniel Chill
Did The African-American Electorate Unintentionally Help Elect Donald Trump President?, C. Daniel Chill
Touro Law Review
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