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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 ...
[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 ...
Steven J. Mulroy (born April 9, 1964) is the District Attorney of Shelby County, ... he joined the Department's Civil Rights Division as a trial attorney. He spent ...
A: As a former County Commissioner, I shared oversight of Shelby County's $1 billion budget, which prepared me to lead an office of almost 200 employees with a $7 million budget. With over 15 ...
A man, detained at the Shelby Co. Jail, sits on the bottom bunk of a cell. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said the picture was taken in 2023, and it raises questions about cleanliness beyond the ...
The civil rights movement in Tennessee: A narrative history (U. of Tennessee Press, 2005) online. Lovett, Bobby L. The African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee: 1780-1930 (University of Arkansas Press, 1999) online. Patterson, C. Perry. The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865; a study in southern politics (1922) online; PHILLIPS, PAUL DAVID.
Tami Sawyer (born April 27, 1982) is an American politician and civil rights activist. [1] [2] She was elected in August 2018 as Shelby County Commissioner for District 7 and resides in Memphis, Tennessee. [3] She is a member of the Democratic Party. She serves as chair of the Education and Legislative committees. [4]
The Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis, Tennessee: Full case name: Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, III, Bernice King, Dexter Scott King, and Yolanda King Plaintiffs, v. Loyd Jowers, and other unknown co-conspirators, Defendants. Started: November 15, 1999: Decided: December 8, 1999: Verdict