Tag: Native American Voting Rights Act

Rebroadcast: ND Native American Nation Prevails in Protecting Majority-Minority Voting Districts.  A Victory for Minority Voters, But GOP Efforts to Neutralize the VRA Continue

Brian is so sick with a cold today that he can barely talk! This story from January is a good follow up to our March 24 story on oral arguments for Louisiana v. Callais held in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. It's a reminder that Voting Rights Act Section 2 claims not only come from Black Americans, discriminated against by majority-White governments since the country's founding, but Native Americans as well - also routinely suppressed by drawing of unfair voting districts, and the manipulation of voting rules.

U.S. Supreme Court Restores Arizona Law Aimed at Disenfranchising Native Americans and College Students

In a 5-4 vote August 22nd, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated part of an Arizona voter suppression bill requiring citizens to provide proof of citizenship in addition to other identity documents.  The law targets Native American voters, who sometimes don’t have birth certificates, and college students, who may not have the documents available.  Both groups skew liberal.