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Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act

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Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grief-stricken a core part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act and challenged House of representatives to come up with a replacement plot to protect blacks and other minorities in places where discrimination still 

[compiling] more than 15,000 pages" of evidence for the governmental record, and passed Voting Rights Act reauthorization by lopsided bipartisan majorities of 98-0 in the Senate and 390-33 in the House? No, apparently, it's a 

The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts, held that Section 4 of The Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional. Copy of opinion and breakdown.

The choice in Shelby County v. Holder revolves around Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which establishes a "coverage formula" to determine which states and local governments fall under Section 5, and therefore need to get approval before changing 

[compiling] more than 15,000 pages" of evidence for the governmental record, and passed Voting Rights Act reauthorization by lopsided bipartisan majorities of 98-0 in the Senate and 390-33 in the House? No, apparently, it's a 

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