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To: centurion316
Sounds to me like the Court has just made the Voting Rights Act a dead letter.

Only the preclearance part. Section 2 of the VRA, which allows for individual lawsuits claiming a violation of voting rights, is unaffected by this decision.

75 posted on 06/25/2013 11:31:17 AM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Repeal 16-17

I wonder how many such suits are brought these days?


76 posted on 06/25/2013 11:33:44 AM PDT by centurion316
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