Tag:Voting Rights

Americans remain divided based on age and race about whether there is bias in the justice system, according to an annual ABA survey.

Lawmakers introduced a bill requiring qualifying public schools to implement a formal Title IX policy in line with federal law.

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 appointment of voting rights lawyer, Myrna Pérez, for a federal appeals court vacancy in New York may presage debate.

The proposed For the People Act, if passed, would be the largest voting reform enacted into law in more than 50 years.