Voting Rights Act Section 5
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Courts
South Carolina's Racial Gerrymandering Is Headed To The Supreme Court
Maybe we should start calling racial gerrymandering to exclude black voters 'reverse affirmative action.' People only seem to care when you put 'reverse' in front of it. -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Politics, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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The Chief Justice Kills Part Of The Voting Rights Act With Kindness (And A Majority Opinion Saying It Is Unconstitutional)
A report on today's Supreme Court proceedings, from our SCOTUS correspondent, Matt Kaiser.
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Constitutional Law, Election Law, John Roberts, Minority Issues, Politics, Racism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rules That Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Is Unconstitutional
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act has been struck down. Is there anything left? -
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SCOTUS Could Strip Blacks Of Rights And Expand Gay Rights On The Same Day
Court decisions are more influenced by the popular will than they seem. -
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Morning Docket: 03.11.13
* The triple-dog dare: a technique employed to show off how just efficient American democracy is, or something that’s just so ridiculous it might work in the Senate when it comes to judicial filibusters for appeals court nominees. [New York Times]
* If the Supreme Court were to strike down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the Obama administration has a plan in the works from the last time they thought the Supreme Court was going to strike down the very same section. [Huffington Post]
* It takes more than one legal memo to justify the killing of an American overseas — just ask the guys from the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel who rationalized the drone strike against Anwar al-Awlaki. [New York Times]
* Remember the Winston & Strawn stealth associate layoffs of 2012? Those weren’t layoffs, silly. They just left “because of reduced demand for junior lawyers.” Also, we have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. [Am Law Daily]
* If you’re not satisfied with your law degree after failing the bar exam, don’t worry, we’ve got a money-back guarantee. We’ll give you back 8.9% of your three-year tuition. It’s better than nothing! [National Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, if law school were only two years long instead of three, then perhaps a money-back guarantee would actually mean something. For now, it’s just one big public relations stunt. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* Joseph Kelner, plaintiffs’ attorney in the Kent State suit and lawyer for Bernie Goetz, RIP. [New York Times]
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Antonin Scalia, Election Law, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Voting Rights Act Oral Argument: Just How Drunk With Power Has Justice Scalia Become?
Did Antonin Scalia sound like a judge during oral arguments, or a politician?