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  2. Shelby County v. Holder - Wikipedia

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    Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013), is a landmark decision [1] of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5, which requires certain states and local governments to obtain federal preclearance before implementing any changes to their voting laws or practices; and subsection (b) of Section 4 ...

  3. Opinion: Yes, there is voter suppression in Tennessee. Here's ...

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    In 2013, the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to a wave of voter suppression laws. At least 19 states, including Tennessee, passed ...

  4. State Voting Rights Act - Wikipedia

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    [15] [16] Preclearance was the key feature of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 before it was rendered inoperable by the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder. Under the VRA, preclearance required jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination in voting to receive approval from the federal government before implementing any changes to ...

  5. Voter suppression in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In its 2014 Shelby County v. Holder decision, the Supreme Court of the United States allowed jurisdictions with a history of suppression of minority voters to avoid continuing to abide by federal preclearance requirements for changes in voter registration and casting of ballots. Within 24 hours of that ruling, Alabama implemented a previously ...

  6. Analysis: John Roberts remains confounded by Donald Trump as ...

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    Roberts’ pattern of favoring GOP interests has been entrenched by his decisions in such cases as the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder (gutting part of the Voting Rights Act) and the 2019 Rucho v.

  7. 2012 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

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    Filed a concurrence/dissent: Joined a concurrence/dissent: Did not participate in the decision: ... Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529: February 27, 2013: June 25 ...

  8. Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    However, in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the Supreme Court ruled that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, which established the coverage formula that determined which jurisdictions were subject to preclearance, was no longer constitutional and exceeded Congress's enforcement authority under Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment. The Court ...

  9. New ouster petition filed against Shelby County Clerk Wanda ...

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    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert stands up to speak to her attorneys after the first court appearance for Halbert’s ouster proceedings at Shelby County Circuit Court in Memphis, Tenn., on ...