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In the 2013 case Shelby County v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a powerful provision in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, undermining a law widely regarded as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation in American history.
21 Φεβ 2017 · A case in which the Court found that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not require redistricting in a county lacking a numerical majority of a racial minority of citizens. Granted Mar 17, 2008
20 Ιουλ 2015 · The Voting Rights Act is a landmark federal law enacted in 1965 to remove race-based restrictions on voting. It is perhaps the country’s most important voting rights law, with a history that dates to the Civil War.
The Voting Rights Act requires a state or local jurisdiction to create districts that provide minority voters with an opportunity to elect their candidates of choice if voting is racially polarized and the candidates preferred by minority voters usually lose.
1 Ιουλ 2023 · This website provides a database and accompanying analysis of cases decided under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act between June 29, 1982 and July 1, 2023. Through an analysis of Section 2 at 40 in 2022, it updates our 2006 study documenting Section 2 litigation through 2005.
22 Μαρ 2022 · The case: Section 5 of the recently enacted Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 subjected states or counties with histories of voter suppression to pre-approval before enacting new election law changes.
25 Απρ 2023 · SUMMARY The Voting Rights Act: Historical Development and Policy Background The Voting Rights Act (VRA) is one of the most significant elections statutes ever enacted. The law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or language-minority status in registration and voting nationwide.
