An American Problem: The States, the Courts, and
Voting Rights
Michael G. Miller
Kevin T. Morris
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction 1
I The Voting Rights Act: A Legal and Political History 15
1 Time of Justice: The Long Rise of the VRA 17
2 More Elaborate Measures: The VRA Ascends 57
3 Vestiges of Discrimination: How Was Preclearance Utilized? 89
4 Chops on the Log: The End of Preclearance 117
II Voting Rights Since Shelby County 161
5 Similar Maneuvers: The Turnout Gap 163
6 Unlawful Dilution: Districting 193
7 First Generation Barriers: Voter List Maintenance 231
8 Almost Surgical Precision: Voter ID 265
9 Purity of the Ballot Box: Mail Voting 303
The Soul of America: Epilogue 335
End Notes 357
Bibliography 395
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132. Five Questions About Trump's Alien Enemy Act Proclamation
A quick take on some of the questions raised by President Trump's ... dubious invocation of a 1798 statute as a basis for arresting, detaining, and removing non-citizens with ties to Tren de Aragua.
President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemy Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua raises a bunch of messy (but really important) legal questions.
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Political scientist and Director of the Center on American Politics at IU Bloomington.
The Sentencing Project has been fighting for a fair & effective justice system since 1986.
Political Scientist, Barnard College. Elections, Voting Rights, and Political Behavior. Blue collar scholar. #SkolVikings 🇺🇦
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