North Carolina voter ID law was found to have a discriminatory effect by a lower court earlier this month
Supreme Court articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the US and has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law. Also see our articles on Antonin Scalia and also on the Supreme Court case known as Citizens United.
Texas Appeals to Supreme Court to Protect Voter ID Laws
The lone star state is seeking to protect voter ID laws that other courts had struck down recently
Court Rules Against Virginia Republicans In Black Voters Case
Redistricting plans designed to dilute influence of black voters is stopped by Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Texas Voter ID Scheme to Continue
Success in defending the onerous Texas voter ID scheme will skew elections for Republicans
The Supreme’s Electoral District Population Count Ruling
Historic method for electoral district population count is upheld in ruling by the Supreme Court
A Supreme Court Nominee’s Importance to Voting Reform
Success or failure of new Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland will be crucial to election law
How Obama’s Supreme Court Pick Sees Third Parties
Mix record of Obama’s Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland on third party access in elections
Does The Next President Matter?
We are faced with a serious crisis as the rhetoric gets worse and political parties seem irrelevant. You and I need to understand the power that we have—each of us as individuals and as a community.
Remembering Antonin Scalia’s Redistricting Legacy
A worrying redistricting legacy from the Supreme Court has left unhealed wounds in the democracy
VIDEO: Election Law and Supreme Court Reform
Election expert Richard Hasen discusses interplay of Supreme Court reform and electoral politics