Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Historically discriminatory areas should need preapproval for election change, says ABA amicus brief

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Historically discriminatory areas should need preapproval for election change, says ABA amicus brief

The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief (PDF) Friday in Shelby County v. Holder, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The case was brought by Shelby County, Ala., which seeks to invalidate Section 5 of …

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