The Voting Rights Act After Shelby County v. Holder: A Potential Fix to Revive Section 5
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was a momentous occasion for minority voters in the United States, and its positive effects could be measured immediately. However, when Section 4 of the VRA was declared unconstitutional in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the ability of the VRA to...
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Main Authors: | Thomas L. Brunell, Whitney Ross Manzo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2016-01-01
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Series: | Transatlantica |
Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/7429 |
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