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Voting Rights

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Section 2 After Section 5: Voting Rights And The Race To The Bottom, Ellen D. Katz Apr 2018

Section 2 After Section 5: Voting Rights And The Race To The Bottom, Ellen D. Katz

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Election Law “Federalism” And The Limits Of The Antidiscrimination Framework, Franita Tolson Apr 2018

Election Law “Federalism” And The Limits Of The Antidiscrimination Framework, Franita Tolson

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If the United States Supreme Court conceived of the right to vote as an active entitlement that safeguards other fundamental rights rather than as a passive privilege that permits courts to prioritize state sovereignty over broad enfranchisement, then many of the errors that have become commonplace in our system of elections would not occur. It is unlikely, however, that the Court will take the steps necessary to extend the constitutional protections afforded to the right to vote. In recent years, the Court has sharply circumscribed Congress’s ability to protect the right to vote under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, rejecting …


The Last Frontier Of Disenfranchisement: A Fundamental Right For Individuals With Cognitive Disabilities, Hillary May Nov 2017

The Last Frontier Of Disenfranchisement: A Fundamental Right For Individuals With Cognitive Disabilities, Hillary May

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The Vote From Beyond The Grave, Krysta R. Edwards Mar 2010

The Vote From Beyond The Grave, Krysta R. Edwards

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No abstract provided.