Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General
Opinion of the Court
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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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(granting certiorari on the question "[w]hether Congress' decision in 2006 to reauthorize Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-existing coverage formula of Section 4(b)
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