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A theory recently adopted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit says that only the government, not voters and other private parties, can sue to enforce the provision. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Theory recently adopted by U S Court of Appeals for Eighth Circuit says only government not voters other private parties can sue to enforce provision

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8 months ago
The Supreme Court paused the Eight Circuit’s ruling last month, but it may well agree to hear a promised appeal in the coming months, particularly as three members of the court — Justices Clarence Tho... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Supreme Court paused Eight Circuit’s ruling last month but may well agree to hear promised appeal in coming months particularly as three members of co...

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8 months ago
The controversies over voting rights point to a larger issue about the nature of democracy, said Samuel Issacharoff, a law professor at New York University. 0.900

👤 Samuel Issacharoff 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Controversies over voting rights point to larger issue about nature of democracy said Samuel Issacharoff

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8 months ago
Accepting the Eight Circuit’s theory, Professor Karlan said, would cripple the law calling the private right of action “critical to having a V.R.A. at all.” 0.900

👤 Professor Karlan 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Accepting Eight Circuit’s theory Professor Karlan said would cripple law calling private right of action critical to having V R A at all

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8 months ago
“The majority of today should always fear that it may find itself in the minority tomorrow and that its rules can be used against it,” he said. 1.000

👤 Samuel Issacharoff 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Majority of today should always fear it may find itself in minority tomorrow its rules can be used against it

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8 months ago
“What happens when this breaks down? 1.000

👤 Samuel Issacharoff 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: What happens when this breaks down

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8 months ago
What happens if the majority of today sees this as the last chance to take it all?” 1.000

👤 Samuel Issacharoff 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: What happens if majority of today sees this as last chance to take it all

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8 months ago
In 2009, for instance, the court called for a second argument in the Citizens United campaign finance case, turning a minor and quirky case about a movie few had seen into a judicial landmark. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Court called for second argument in Citizens United campaign finance case in 2009 turning minor case into judicial landmark

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8 months ago
Section 2 bars any voting procedure that “results in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race.” 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Voting Rights

Simplified: Section 2 bars any voting procedure that results in denial or abridgment of right of any citizen of United States to vote on account of race

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8 months ago
Holding Section 2 unconstitutional could be a boon for Republicans, said Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a law professor at Harvard, as it would allow states to eliminate minority-opportunity districts altog... 0.900

👤 Nicholas Stephanopoulos 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Holding Section 2 unconstitutional could be boon for Republicans said Nicholas Stephanopoulos as it would allow states to eliminate minority-opportuni...

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8 months ago
But it certainly suggested that the court may consider holding Section 2 unconstitutional. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: It suggested court may consider holding Section 2 unconstitutional

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8 months ago
That decision, which allowed unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, overturned two precedents and struck down part of a bipartisan 2002 law that sought to limit the role of money in p... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Decision allowed unlimited campaign spending by corporations unions overturned two precedents struck down part of bipartisan 2002 law

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8 months ago
They chose the evening of Friday, Aug. 1 to do so. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article

Simplified: They chose evening of Friday Aug 1 to do so

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8 months ago
In an unsigned order in June, the court said it would hear a second argument in the case in the term starting in October. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Court said it would hear second argument in case in term starting in October in unsigned order in June

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8 months ago
Such re-arguments are rare, and they can signal that the court is about to convert a routine case into a blockbuster. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Re-arguments are rare they can signal court is about to convert routine case into blockbuster

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8 months ago
Conservative justices have long argued that there is a tension between the statute’s goal of protecting minority voting rights and a colorblind conception of the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clau... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Conservative justices have long argued tension between statute’s goal of protecting minority voting rights and colorblind conception of 14th Amendment...

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8 months ago
That would make it easy, he said, to draw completely Republican maps in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and elsewhere. 0.900

👤 Nicholas Stephanopoulos 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: That would make it easy to draw completely Republican maps in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina elsewhere

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8 months ago
“We tell ourselves this story that every two years, voters go into the voting booth and pick their member of the House of Representatives,” Pamela Karlan, a law professor at Stanford and a former Just... 0.900

👤 Pamela Karlan 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Voters go into the voting booth and pick their member of the House of Representatives every two years Pamela Karlan said.

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8 months ago
For nearly 50 years, the central provision of the law imposed federal supervision on states with a history of discrimination, requiring advance approval from the Justice Department or a federal court... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Voting Rights

Simplified: Central provision of law imposed federal supervision on states with history of discrimination for nearly 50 years

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8 months ago
The court effectively eliminated that part of the law — its Section 5 — in 2013 in Shelby County v. Holder, by a 5 to 4 vote. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Supreme Court

Simplified: Court eliminated Section 5 of the law in 2013 in Shelby County v Holder by 5 to 4 vote

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8 months ago