×

Shelby County v. Holder

Court case
Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529, was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5, ... Wikipedia
Date decided: 2013
Argument: Oral argument
Concurrence: Thomas
Dissent: Ginsburg, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Docket no: 12-96
Majority: Roberts, joined by Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito

People also ask
A case in which the Court found that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional.
Aug 4, 2018 · The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to ensure state and local governments do not pass laws or policies that deny American citizens the ...
Nov 17, 2023 · On June 25, 2013, the United States Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to use the coverage formula in Section 4(b) of the Voting ...
Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the constitutionality of two ...
Shelby County v. Holder is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by dismantling key protections from discrimination like ...
Holder was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by eliminating critical protections from discrimination. The decision, ...
Jun 23, 2023 · When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, he described it as “one of the most monumental laws in the entire ...
Jun 25, 2013 · Shelby County v. Holder: The Court suspended the operation of part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which required certain state and local ...
In 2006, Congress reauthorized the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“VRA”) for 25 years. Section 5 of the VRA requires certain “covered” jurisdictions to obtain ...
Holding: Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional; its formula can no longer be used as a basis for subjecting jurisdictions to preclearance.