[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/30/13
Justin Levitt
levittj at lls.edu
Sun Jun 30 12:49:48 PDT 2013
PCEA roadshow moves from Miami to Louisville
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52471>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:48 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52471>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
ThePresidential Commission on Election Administration
<http://www.supportthevoter.gov/>was in the Miami area on Friday, where
they heard fromlocal officials
<http://tbo.com/ap/politics/fla-election-officials-explain-problems-to-presidential-commission-20130628/>andadvocates
<http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/28/3475051/study-finds-hispanic-voters-waited.html>about
lines at the polls (including theirdisparate impact
<http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/28/3475051/study-finds-hispanic-voters-waited.html>on
racial and ethnic minorities).
Then, on Saturday, co-chairs Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg moved on to
Louisville, tomeet with local officials
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/election-commission-kentucky_n_3517112.html>at
the annual conference of the International Association of Clerks,
Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers. That's IACREOT, if you're
texting.
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"Fewer elections for top court would restore civility, public trust,
special task force says" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52467>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:34 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52467>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
A Wisconsintask force recommends
<http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/fewer-elections-for-top-court-would-restore-civility-public-trust/article_10c3f5e9-0665-56b6-8415-3eb693f97c36.html>moving
from unlimited 10-year terms to a single 16-year term for state Supreme
Court Justices, to "help restore public confidence in a court whose
image has been battered by increasingly savage political campaigns
fueled by a rising tide of money." Storyhere
<http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/fewer-elections-for-top-court-would-restore-civility-public-trust/article_10c3f5e9-0665-56b6-8415-3eb693f97c36.html>;
task force reporthere
<http://host.madison.com/judicial-task-force-preliminary-report/pdf_82938438-47fb-50f0-8a8a-83fe808ebba4.html>.
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In the weeds of continuing litigation in Texas
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52465>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:34 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52465>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
TheEl Paso Times
<http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_23569485/redistricting-battles-may-be-part-state-votes-rights?source=most_viewed>talks
redistricting.
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"Race and voting after the Voting Rights Act: What you need to know"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52463>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:33 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52463>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
John Sides summarizes some of thepolitical science
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/30/race-and-voting-after-the-voting-rights-act-what-you-need-to-know/>concerning
race and voting at the WaPo.
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"Custer's revenge?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52461>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:32 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52461>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
I'd missedthis story in/Indian Country/
<http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/27/custers-revenge-supreme-court-guts-vra-little-big-horn-anniversary-150147>earlier
this week, noting that/Shelby County/was decided on the anniversary of
the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Alaska and two South Dakota counties
were covered by the preclearance formula in part because of tribal
populations.
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"Let the lawsuits begin: Advocates pivot strategy following Voting
Rights Act ruling" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52459>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:32 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52459>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
NBC Newslooks to the lawsuits
<http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/29/19192537-let-the-lawsuits-begin-advocates-pivot-strategy-following-voting-rights-act-ruling>.
I mentioned the chance of increased litigation (with increased costs
borne by all)here
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/06/shadowboxing-and-unintended-consequences/>.
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Congressional response to Shelby County
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52456>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:31 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52456>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
The Hill discusses early steps on the "John Lewis Voting Rights Act
<http://thehill.com/homenews/house/308565-pelosi-summons-dem-leaders-to-brainstorm-on-voting-rights>."
AndCNN has a noncommittal statement on Congressional action
<http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/30/goodlatte-unsure-if-congress-will-take-up-voting-rights-act/>from
House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte.
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Compilation of Shelby County statements
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52451>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:29 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52451>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Glenn Sugameli, atJudging the Environment
<http://www.judgingtheenvironment.org/>, has put together athorough
compilation
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/REACTIONS-TO-SUPREME-COURT-VOTING-RIGHTS-ACT-DECISION.docx> of
statements and reactions to/Shelby County/from officials and editorial
boards. Researchers investigating the immediate media reaction
to/Shelby County/will likely findthis list of links
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/REACTIONS-TO-SUPREME-COURT-VOTING-RIGHTS-ACT-DECISION.docx> quite
helpful.
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Literacy tests from the 60s <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52449>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:27 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52449>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
This isn't a news item, but rather a collection of actual literacy tests
from the 60s.
This Slate piece
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/06/28/voting_rights_and_the_supreme_court_the_impossible_literacy_test_louisiana.html>linked
tothis site <http://www.crmvet.org/index.htm>hosted by the Veterans of
the Civil Rights Movement, and theircollection of literacy tests
<http://www.crmvet.org/info/lithome.htm>. As the Slate snippet notes,
many of the literacy tests were ostensibly connected to civics, but I'm
particularly intrigued byLouisiana's mind-teaser version
<http://www.crmvet.org/info/la-littest-orig.pdf>.
(The originals, it always bears repeating, were tools of
disenfranchisement rather than "mind-teasers." I do not mean to belittle
the gravity of their deployment by the description. And no, they're not
coming back after/Shelby County//./)
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"Roberts Says High Court Asks Too Many Questions"
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Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:25 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52447>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Chief Justice Roberts, speaking in West Virginia,offered some critique
<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/roberts-says-high-court-asks-too-many-questions>of
the Court's own style during oral argument. Apparently, "Roberts
suggested lawyers not even try to respond when the justices posed
rapid-fire questions."
Students: this does not mean you can ignore moot court questions you
don't like.
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Infographic shows alignment of Justices over 2012-2013 Term
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52445>
Posted onJune 30, 2013 12:24 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52445>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
The Washington Post hasthis handy infographic
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/scotus-roundup-2013/> on
The Nine. Moving the cursor lets you see the percentage of opinions in
which each Justice agreed with his or her colleagues. Purely
personally, I find it more instructive to "view all opinions" (on the
upper left) than the default option of the 5-4 opinions.
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"Democrats Get a Gift From the Roberts Court"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52443>
Posted onJune 29, 2013 8:59 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52443>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Ross Douthat's latest column
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/opinion/sunday/douthat-democrats-get-a-gift-from-the-roberts-court.html?hp>follows
the "backlash" narrative: if the aftermath of Shelby County sees more
laws marginally increasing burdens for some, that will inspire greater
compensatory turnout from others.
Two short notes on this argument. First, voters aren't fungible.
Increasing burdens for some is still increasing burdens for some.
Second, not all votes are for the presidency. I've yet to hear a
convincing story about how the backlash narrative works in a small town
or a rural county.
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"The Real John Roberts Emerges" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52441>
Posted onJune 29, 2013 8:44 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52441>byJustin Levitt
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Linda Greenhouse
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/29/the-real-john-roberts-emerges/?hp> offers
thoughts on the use of the Court's cert. power, including/Shelby County/.
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