Voting Rights and Democracy
Shelby County v. Holder: An Analysis of the Voting Rights Act Case
David Gans, from the Constitutional Accountability Center, will speak with on the upcoming Supreme Court case, Shelby County v. Holder. This case pertains to the Voting Rights Act, and the decision will have important constitutional implications on voting in upcoming elections.
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David Gans, Brianne Gorod, and Anna Jessurun have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Boston College Law Review)....
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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In In re: Georgia Senate Bill 202, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is considering whether the Materiality Provision in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits states from denying...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Voting Rights Experts Find Old Ideas in New Racial Gerrymandering Standard
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