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"Justices Retain Oversight by U.S. on Voting"

"Justices Retain Oversight by U.S. on Voting": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. The newspaper also contains an article headlined "Ruling Prompts a Mixed Response" and an editorial entitled "The Voting Rights Act Survives."

Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that "Voting Rights Act Upheld, But Court Hints at Change." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "Voting Rights Victory: The Supreme Court wisely refuses to usurp Congress's judgment."

In The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage reports that "Supreme Court narrows but preserves Voting Rights Act; The justices leave Section 5 safeguards intact while allowing municipalities with a clean record to 'bail out'; Clarence Thomas dissents, saying he would strike down the provision." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "A victory for the Voting Rights Act: The Supreme Court's decision to preserve a key provision of the 1965 legislation is a welcome outcome."

In USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that "Narrow ruling leaves intact voter rights law." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "No, discrimination at polls isn't just ancient history: Supreme Court's doubts about Voting Rights Act raise concern."

In The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin reports that "Supreme Court Avoids Voting-Rights Act Fight."

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has articles headlined "Supreme Court: More districts can sue to bail out of Voting Rights Act; The court did not strike down the law Monday, as some experts had expected, but it opened the door for jurisdictions to free themselves from one of the act's key provisions" and "Supreme Court strikes a compromise to save landmark voting law; Civil rights activists praise the court for not throwing out a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act."

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that "Supreme Court eases Voting Rights Act regulations."

In The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell reports that "Supreme Court lets Voting Rights Act stand in Austin case; Decision lets more governments opt out of federal election oversight."

In The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bill Rankin and Aaron Gould Sheinin report that "Supreme Court issues narrow Voting Rights Act ruling; Counties and towns can ask to be exempt."

The Houston Chronicle reports that "Voting Rights Act left intact."

law.com's Tony Mauro reports that "High Court's Narrow Ruling on Voting Rights Act Evokes Surprise."

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that "Compromise Prevails in U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling."

Full post as published by How Appealing on June 23, 2009 (boomark / email).