Lawyer - News

With its ruling rescuing the Voting Rights Act from constitutional oblivion, the U.S. Supreme Court widened the escape hatch for localities chafing under federal supervision of their election procedures. The decision also gave the Court itself an escape route to avoid confronting the politically divisive choice of striking down Section 5 of the law -- the preclearance requirement that many localities dislike. Now the question is whether, and for how long, the ruling can really stave off a constitutional decision.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 12:14 pm and is filed under Lawyer - News.