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ACLU seeks to renew Wicomico voting-rights case
The ACLU of Maryland is urging the U.S. Justice Department to reopen a voting-rights challenge against Wicomico County, citing what the group called the continuing, decades-long underrepresentation of blacks on the county council.
Voting rights law gets Supreme Court challenge
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to […]
Can escape clause save voting rights provision?
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by pointing reformed state, county and […]
Master: Top court should deny redistricting challenges
Maryland’s top court should deny all remaining challenges to the state’s legislative redistricting plan, the Court of Appeals’ special master told the judges Thursday.
Law blog roundup
Welcome to Monday, the 47th anniversary of President Lydon B. Johnson's signing of the Voting Rights Act into law and the latest installment of the roundup ...
Key voting rights clause upheld
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county’s challenge to the landmark civil rights law. The provision […]
Coca-Cola ends ALEC membership
WASHINGTON — Coca-Cola Co. has terminated its relationship with a conservative group seen by some as an incubator for a string of new state voter ID laws and a marketer […]
Justices struggle with Texas election case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared to struggle Monday with what to do about holding elections in Texas for the state legislature and Congress in a case that could affect […]
Md. congressional redistricting lawsuit hinges on racial numbers
GREENBELT — As a three-judge panel heard arguments about whether Maryland‘s redistricting map dilutes the African-American vote, one of those judges said Tuesday he doesn’t believe a case has been […]
PAC working on lawsuit to state redistricting map
ANNAPOLIS — A political action committee based in Prince George’s County is working with the Maryland Republican Party to challenge the state’s redistricting map in federal court. Radamase Cabrera, a […]
House ends delegates’ floor voting rights
WASHINGTON — One of the first acts of the new Republican-controlled House is to take away the floor voting rights of six delegates representing areas such as the District of […]
