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Politics : The Supreme Court, All Right or All Wrong?

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From: Peter Dierks	6/25/2013 1:10:15 PM
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Supreme Court Deals Blow to Voting Rights Act In 5-4 Ruling, Chief Justice Roberts Says 'Country Has Changed'. Updated June 25, 2013, 12:25 p.m. ET The Supreme Court ruled that a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act is no longer constitutional, nullifying for now a pillar of civil-rights-era legislation. The court struck down Section 4 of the law, which contains a decades-old formula that Congress used to identify areas of the country subject to stringent oversight of election procedures. Those areas, mostly in the South, must "pre-clear" voting changes with officials in Washington. In the absence of that formula, Section 5 of the law, which puts the preclearance requirement into effect, cannot function. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 5-4 ruling for the court... Message 28970804

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