Recent chapters in the centuries-old story of Africans voting in America bring to mind the words of playwright Eugene O’Neill, who said: “There is no present or future — only ...

Shelby County v. Holder In 2010, Shelby County, Alabama filed suit against the Attorney General seeking a declaration that the preclearance provisions in Sections 4(b) and 5 of the Act, as ...

On Wednesday, House Democrats held a press conference marking the 11th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision and spoke about passing the John Lewis Voting Rights ...

Opinion: Memphis is solidly Democratic and majority Black, but low voter turnout, voter suppression measures and ...

And while the court’s recent decision in Allen v. ... needed to the Voting Rights Act following its previous ruling in another Alabama case — Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder in 2013. ...

On the 10th anniversary of Shelby County v.Holder, we reflect on the damage that's been done, our efforts to fight back, and the transformative strategies we need to achieve a truly just, inclusive ...

Ten years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered one of the most devastating blows to voting rights in our lifetime: Shelby County v. Holder. The ruling struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights ...

Holder, which dismantled a key provision of the… EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: This month marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Shelby v.

In the Shelby v. Holder decision, a key section of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act was eliminated, thus enabling states with histories of racial discrimination to enact new voting laws.

In his opinion in the Shelby County v. Holder case, Chief Justice John Roberts argued that the measure was no longer necessary: “Our country has changed, and while any racial discrimination in voting ...

University of Texas (2013) and Shelby v. Holder (2015). He also orchestrated two pending cases at the court that could reshape the consideration of race in college admissions, ...

Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain states to change ...