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11 Apr 2009, 3:35 am
Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case which decided that federal courts had the power to rule on the constitutionality of reapportionment plans and decisions (that is, changes in the boundaries of voting districts) made by state governments. [read post]
8 Aug 2010, 10:09 pm by Michael DelSignore
President Obama's nomination for the United States Supreme Court, Elena Kagan was confirmed by a 63-37 vote of the United States Senate. [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 9:36 am by Mashel Law, L.L.C.
On July 8, 2020, the United States Supreme Court narrowed employment protections from state and federal anti-discrimination laws for religious schoolteachers. [read post]
27 Feb 2013, 2:22 pm by The Federalist Society
The question in this case is whether Congress’s 2006 decision to reauthorize Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-existing coverage formula of Section 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 United States Constitution.To discuss the case, we have Michael Carvin, who is a Partner at Jones Day.- See more at:… [read post]
27 Feb 2013, 2:22 pm by The Federalist Society
The question in this case is whether Congress’s 2006 decision to reauthorize Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-existing coverage formula of Section 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 United States Constitution.To discuss the case, we have Michael Carvin, who is a Partner at Jones Day.- See more at:… [read post]
4 Oct 2022, 7:11 am by Davin Rosborough
Without a functional Voting Rights Act, our efforts to make and keep the United States a truly functional, multiracial democracy will be set back. [read post]
24 Apr 2018, 12:30 pm by Ruthann Robson
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Abbott v. [read post]
31 May 2008, 10:10 am
[JURIST] The United States District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] ruled Friday that a major provision in the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) [text; DOJ backgrounder] is constitutional. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 10:40 am by Mashel Law, L.L.C.
We congratulate soon-to-be Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Senate vote yesterday confirming her appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. [read post]
22 Jun 2009, 7:35 am
The United States Supreme Court has decided Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 2:18 pm by Orin Kerr
(Orin Kerr) The DC Circuit has just noted on its docket that it has denied rehearing in United States v. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 9:42 am by Neil Schoenherr
In light of President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the United States Postal Service, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act should be revised to prohibit racial discrimination in voting by the federal government, says a Washington University in St. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 8:50 am by Tess Bridgeman
” The battlespace in Syria was messy before the United States intervened. [read post]