| Subject: Electionlawblog news and commentary 6/26/06 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 6/26/2006, 7:20 AM |
| To: election-law |
The following news and commentaries appeared in the weekend papers:
Act Needs Renewal, Not Barriers (Michael Paul Williams, Richmond Times Dispatch)
Our Views: End Separate Rules for the South (2TheAdvocate (Louisiana))
Voting Rights Act Remains Pertinent (Julian Bond, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Voting Rights Act No Panacea (Star Parker, Albuquerque Tribune)
Voting Rights Protection Not Outdated (Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Don't Need Voting Rights Act? Who are they Kidding? (Clay Robison, Houston Chronicle)
Disarray on Voting Rights Shows Heft of GOP Fringe (Craig Hines, Houston Chronicle)
Voting Rights Law Renewal Becomes Headache for GOP (Bill Shipp, Gwinett Daily Post)
Congress Should Get its Act Together (Eugene Kane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)-- Rick Hasen William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law Loyola Law School 919 Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211 (213)736-1466 - voice (213)380-3769 - fax rick.hasen@lls.edu http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/hasen.html http://electionlawblog.org