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NAMUDNO v. Holder

NAMUDNO v. Holder involves a constitutional challenge to the Voting Rights Act, perhaps the country’s single most successful piece of civil rights legislation.

Myrna Pérez

In Memory of Judge Justice

Pioneering Judge William Wayne Justice passed away this week at age 89. Myrna Perez reflects on his influence in her life—and on all of Texas.

Adam Skaggs

Voter ID & The Divide

Countless pundits have suggested that the last two months have derailed President Obama’s plans to lead the country into a post-partisan era….

NAMUDNO | Center Urges Supreme Court to Uphold a Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act

Brief filed in NAMUDNO. Provision essential to preserving voting rights of minorities.

NAMUDNO v. Mukasey: Victory for Voting Rights Act

A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that prevents states and local governments from enacting voting practices that discriminate based on race.

Supreme Court Must Uphold the Sixth Amendment

Brennan Center for Justice files a friend of the court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Sixth Amendment’s requirement that people are provided with counsel in a very timely manner.

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Justin Levitt before Texas House of Representatives

Testimony is before Election Committee hearing on voter fraud and restrictive ID requirements.

Adam Skaggs on Myth of Voter Impersonation Fraud at the Polls

Presented before the Committee of the Whole of the Texas Senate. The hearing focused on S.B.362, a voter ID bill.

Letter to Secretaries of State re: Premier Voting Systems

Joint letter to 31 Secretaries of State where Premier voting systems are in use regarding product defect and recommending rigorous ballot accounting procedures.

More Legislation & Testimony

Buying Time—2010: Texas

This page will feature Texas judicial ads

Buying Time—2008: Texas

View ads and download storyboards from the state’s judicial election.

More Analysis & Commentary