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Shelby County v. Holder

568 U.S. 1006 Court SCOTUS Decision date 2012-11-09 Docket No. 12-96 English

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No. 12-96.
Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General, et al.

C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether Congress’ decision in 2006 to reauthorize §5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-existing coverage formula of § 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act exceeded its authority under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and thus violated the Tenth Amendment and Article IV of the Constitution.”

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