Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1848
Book Description
New Serial Titles
Author: Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of CongressHow Our Laws are Made
Author: John V. SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
Library of Congress Catalog
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.
Subject Catalog of the Institute of Governmental Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Author: University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Governmental Studies. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin
Author: Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service
Author: Public Affairs Information ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook
Author: William KleinPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788170325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Author: Kevin J. ColemanPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505554328
Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was successfully challenged in a June 2013 case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. The suit challenged the constitutionality of Sections 4 and 5 of the VRA, under which certain jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination in voting-mostly in the South-were required to "pre-clear" changes to the election process with the Justice Department (the U.S. Attorney General) or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The preclearance provision (Section 5) was based on a formula (Section 4) that considered voting practices and patterns in 1964, 1968, or 1972. At issue in Shelby County was whether Congress exceeded its constitutional authority when it reauthorized the VRA in 2006-with the existing formula-thereby infringing on the rights of the states. In its ruling, the Court struck down Section 4 as outdated and not "grounded in current conditions." As a consequence, Section 5 is intact, but inoperable, unless or until Congress prescribes a new Section 4 formula.