23 June 2009

Supreme Court Sends Clear Signal that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is Dead Man Walking

The ruling itself is pretty narrow, ruling against the Department of Justice in a way that effects this case only, but it also invalidated an appellate court precedent, and it's pretty clear that this court will rule against the voting rights act on a case by case basis until they feel that there is enough precedent to kill it completely.

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