Jun 25, 2013 · Section 5 was originally enacted for five years, but has been continually renewed since that time. Shelby County, Alabama, filed suit in district court and sought both a …

Nov 9, 2012 · Shelby County v. Holder: The Court suspended the operation of part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which required certain state and local governments to get permission from …

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder that government entities that did not register voters, such as the utility district, had the …

In Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court assessed whether this feature of the VRA was constitutional under Congress’s power to “enforce” the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, …

Jun 21, 2023 · On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a devastating decision, Shelby County v. Holder, which dealt a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Jun 25, 2013 · It continued to provide far-reaching protection of minority voting rights until the early 21st century, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions— Shelby County v. …

Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013). - Description: U.S. Reports Volume 570; October Term, 2012; Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General, et al.

Petitioner Shelby County, Alabama, a covered jurisdiction, asserts that the preclearance regime exceeds Congress’s power to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and violates …

Shelby County, Alabama (Plaintiff) was covered by §4 (b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“the Act”). Plaintiff challenged both § 4 (b) and § 5 of the Act as unconstitutional on its face.

Jun 25, 2013 · Today’s holding in Shelby County v. Holder, in Plain English: Today the Court issued its decision in Shelby County v. Holder, the challenge to the constitutionality of the …