SCOTUS and the VRA: “Tossing the umbrella in the rain”

SCOTUS and the VRA: “Tossing the umbrella in the rain”

NewsTaco June 25, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco You knew the dark clouds were gathering last February when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that extending Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was […]

Key Part of Voting Rights Act Invalidated

Mary Mata

By The New York Times The Supreme Court struck down a central portion of the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, effectively ending the practice in which some states with a […]

The Supreme Court decisions that didn’t come .. yet

NewsTaco June 20, 2013

Victor Landa, NewsTaco Mark your calendar, today will go down in history as the day that nothing significant happened. All bets were that it wouldn’t be that way. In fact […]

The Supreme Court, Voting Rights and the Roberts Legacy

Mary Mata June 19, 2013

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This week, with Justice Scalia writing the majority opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), rejected the Arizona state law, Prop 200, that required […]

Supreme Court strikes blow for voting rights

Mary Mata June 18, 2013

By Greg Sargent, Washington Post In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court today ruled that an Arizona state law may not require documentary proof of citizenship from voters. In tossing out this requirement, SCOTUS concluded […]

Mi’jitos and Viejitos

Mary Mata

What Pundits Don’t Get About the Drop in Latino Voter Turnout By James Aldrete, NewsTaco You put the word “Latino” in front of “data analysis” and it brings with it […]

Mass: Gabriel Gomez’s Hidden Latino Vote

Mary Mata June 10, 2013

By David S. Bernstein, Boston Daily Ed Markey today is trotting California congressman Xavier Becerra through the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Hacienda Don Juan in Worcester, and Medina’s Supermarket in […]

When it comes to Latino vote, Karl Rove is plain wrong

Mary Mata June 6, 2013

By James Aldrete, NewsTaco In PolitiFact, Gardner Selby recently took on Karl Rove’s claim that Texas Republicans get on average 40% of the Latino vote.  While I’m sure Rove – […]

1.4 million Latino voters are not asleep

NewsTaco June 5, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco 1.4 million more Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election than in 2008. The number seems to be lost in the latest round of national political […]

GOP report: Republicans have failed young Latino voters

Mary Mata June 4, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino “Dismal” – that’s how the  College Republican National Committee (CRNC)  describes their outreach and messaging to young voters, in particular young Latinos, after examining the scathing results of […]