http://www.advancingequality.org Asian American Justice Center Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, Asian American Justice Center Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@advancingequality.org Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:51 GMT Release http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/197/ Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder that leaves in place Section 5, a central provision of the Voting Rights Act that requires a number of states and many local governments to seek federal permission before changing their voting procedures, to deal with the problem of ongoing voting discrimination in covered jurisdictions. Section 5 covers several jurisdictions where politically emerging Asian American populations are located, and was reauthorized by Congress for 25 years in 2006. In an 8-to-1 ruling, the Supreme Court recognizes Section 5’s critical importance in protecting the rights of minority voters from voting discrimination throughout our country, said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center. During the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, Congress amassed a mountain of evidence that shows minority voters in the... http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/197/ noemail@advancingequality.org Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT