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· 9/21/2011

SHELBY COUNTY ALA. v. Holder

Citations

  • 811 F. Supp. 2d 424
  • 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107305
  • 2011 WL 4375001

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that Congress did not renew the coverage formula to punish past sins, but rather because it found \substantial evidence of contemporary voting discrimination by the very same jurisdictions that had histories of unconstitutional conduct\
  • describing section 5 actions against Mississippi and Waller County, Texas, \in which the unprecleared voting changes appeared to have been motivated by discriminatory animus\

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Judges: John D. Bates

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