Andrew Garber
@andrewgarber.bsky.social
Counsel in the Voting Rights and Elections Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. Opinions my own.
But the case isn’t over. The voters who brought this case have asked the full 8th Circuit to rehear it. They must take the case and overturn this damaging, indefensible decision. www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n... (9/9)
Tribal nations appeal ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states
After a challenge by Republican officials in North Dakota, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in seven states.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
But the case isn’t over. The voters who brought this case have asked the full 8th Circuit to rehear it. They must take the case and overturn this damaging, indefensible decision. www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n... (9/9)
Even a willing DOJ can’t enforce the law alone: voters and groups have filed 93% of all Section 2 cases throughout its history. DOJ has always relied on private enforcement for much of the work. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/cou... (8/9)
Historians' Amicus Brief in Nairne v. Landry
A group of 4 voting rights historians represented by Mayer Brown LLP and the Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic have filed a brief in Nairne v. Landry, an appeal involving Section 2 of the Voting Ri...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Even a willing DOJ can’t enforce the law alone: voters and groups have filed 93% of all Section 2 cases throughout its history. DOJ has always relied on private enforcement for much of the work. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/cou... (8/9)
The Department of Justice can still bring Section 2 cases but the current administration recently dismissed almost all the existing ones. (7/9)
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Department of Justice can still bring Section 2 cases but the current administration recently dismissed almost all the existing ones. (7/9)
In practice, this ruling means that voters in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota no longer have the ability to challenge racial discrimination in voting in court. (6/9)
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In practice, this ruling means that voters in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota no longer have the ability to challenge racial discrimination in voting in court. (6/9)
These judges ignored the clear law and history. Instead, they applied a “magic words” test and decided the statute didn’t say them. Shockingly, they also said the Voting RIGHTS Act doesn’t provide for a right to vote. (5/9)
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
These judges ignored the clear law and history. Instead, they applied a “magic words” test and decided the statute didn’t say them. Shockingly, they also said the Voting RIGHTS Act doesn’t provide for a right to vote. (5/9)
Congress’s well-documented intent and decades of Supreme Court history make it painfully clear that the law allows for the “private right of action,” a legal term that means voters and groups are allowed to go to court. (4/9)
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Congress’s well-documented intent and decades of Supreme Court history make it painfully clear that the law allows for the “private right of action,” a legal term that means voters and groups are allowed to go to court. (4/9)
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a powerful tool to stop racial discrimination in voting. Voters and groups have successfully brought hundreds of cases under it to protect their voting rights for almost 60 years. (3/9)
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a powerful tool to stop racial discrimination in voting. Voters and groups have successfully brought hundreds of cases under it to protect their voting rights for almost 60 years. (3/9)
First, a bit of background: 2 judges on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, in defiance of all the evidence and precedent (including their own), ruled that voters and voting groups can’t bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. (2/9)
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
First, a bit of background: 2 judges on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, in defiance of all the evidence and precedent (including their own), ruled that voters and voting groups can’t bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. (2/9)