Tag:Voting Rights Act

The Colorado Supreme Court approved a new congressional map, despite objections from groups who say it dilutes minority voters' influence.

Critics say the Colorado Supreme Court should reject an independent commission’s state Senate district map because it splits up the cities of Lakewood and Greeley and groups parts of Jefferson County with more rural counties.

The Colorado Supreme Court has until Nov. 1 to approve the final congressional redistricting map or send it back to an independent commission for revisions.

Law Week talked to Doug Spencer about the Voting Rights Act in a two-part discussion on a recent Supreme Court ruling.

Law Week talked recently with Doug Spencer, a new addition to the University of Colorado Law School’s faculty, about the high court’s July 1 decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee.

The Supreme Court, in a July 1 decision along partisan lines, tightly read a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and cautioned federal judges to carefully consider states’ professed interest in combating election fraud and other circumstances when deciding lawsuits.

The Colorado Lawyers Committee held its 40th anniversary luncheon on Tuesday. The organization handed out its Law Firm of the Year and Individual of...