In a ruling issued on Saturday, the Supreme Court allowed Texas to continue using its strict voter identification law for the November election. This court order was issued after 5 AM, did not provide any reasoning and was unsigned. In response to the Supreme Court’s decision, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a six-page dissent claiming that the court’s ruling effectively: “risks denying … [Read more...]
Judge Ruling Block Voter ID Laws in Texas and Wisconsin
After likening Texas’ strict voter ID prerequisites to a poll tax deliberately created to suppress minority voter turnout, a federal judge struck it down a month before Election Day, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court also blocked a similar law in Wisconsin. These twin rulings represent a significant blow to the Republican-supported voter identification rules that have swept the nation and … [Read more...]
Attorney General Eric Holder Has Announced Resignation
On Thursday, attorney general Eric Holder announced his formal resignation after a having been the head of the Department of Justice for six years. He has agreed, however, to continue in his position until his successor is found. During a press conference at the White House, Attorney General Eric Holder said that while his time at the Department of Justice had been the greatest honor of his … [Read more...]
