SCotUSA rules section 4 of voting rights act unconstitutional

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http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-96_6k47.pdf

 

[Eastoff]

This means that section 5(which says some districts need approval before changing their voting laws) is still constitutional, and section 3 (which says the executive branch must bring cases to prove the district has a history of targeting minority voters) is still constitutional. Section 4 was the part that said XX states in the 1960s are bad and automatically on the list.