Election-Campaign Law

The Trivialization of Voting Rights
Riley v. Kennedy was argued on March 24th and awaits decision by SCOTUS. But the legal question argued is much less interesting than a larger sociological point raised by the case ? a tendency for voting rights litigation today to become bogged down in bureaucratic and legalistic minutiae...

Persistent confusion over ex-felon voting rights
This local Alabama piece, headlined "State's felon voting law still unclear," tells a story that seems too common: even when states make efforts to restore the voting rights of former felons, legal confusion and uncertainty often reigns...

Pitts on "The Voting Rights Act and the Era of Maintenance"
Mike Pitts has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Alabama Law Review). Here is the abstract: Since its initial passage in 1965, the Voting Rights Act has seen two distinct Eras of enforcement that have been relatively well-recognized in the...

Supreme Court hears voting rights, sentencing enhancement, Tucker Act cases
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [transcript, PDF] Monday in Riley v. Kennedy [LII case backgrounder; merit briefs], 07-77, a voting rights case where the Court is considering whether the state of Alabama and Alabama Governor Bob Riley must seek federal government approval in order to appoint a Republican to a vacant county commission seat

United States Supreme Court Hears Alabama Voting Rights Case
The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument on a case arising out of Alabama involving voting rights.  The dispute centers around the authority of the Governor to appoint someone to a vacant seat on a County Commission rather than have a special election...

Felon and Prisoner Voting in Alabama
There is a great story in the NY Times today about felon voters in Alabama. Check out this line:Because of a quirk in its Constitution, Alabama disqualifies from voting only those who have committed a ?felony involving moral turpitude...

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill
Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill>

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

Alabama Suzuki Dealer
Faces Class Action

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

San Antonio Bay Oysters Linked to Virus
Oysters Linked to Contagious Virus

Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans
Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans