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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. 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 ...

  4. List of jurisdictions subject to the special provisions of ...

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    In 2006, the coverage formula was again extended for 25 years. In Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the coverage formula as unconstitutional, meaning that no jurisdiction is currently subject to preclearance under the coverage formula.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    [133]: 233 Between 1965 and the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder to strike down the coverage formula, the attorney general certified 153 local governments across 11 states. [151] Because of time and resource constraints, federal observers are not assigned to every certified jurisdiction for every election.

  7. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 570

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    Case name Citation Date decided Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. 570 U.S. 1: June 17, 2013 Maracich v. Spears: 570 U.S. 48: June 17, 2013 Alleyne v.

  8. Notorious B.I.G.'s son : My dad would be 'honored to share ...

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    Christopher Wallace was a legendary rapper and Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a famous Supreme Court justice, but they were both "Notorious." C.J. Wallace, 23, the son of the late rapper known as The ...

  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 ...