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Federal court upholds key Voting Rights Act provision

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The United States District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] ruled Friday that a major provision in the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) [text; DOJ backgrounder] is constitutional. The court's decision [PDF text] in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Gonzales [JURIST report; DOJ case documents] upheld the validity of Section 5

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 31, 2008 (boomark / email).

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