Shelby County v. Holder
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Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shelby County v. Holder canonical | 22 |
| Shelby County v. Holder (2013) | 2 |
| Shelby County v. Holder (dissenting views on voting rights) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ voting rights case ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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election law ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| hasArgumentDate | 2013-02-27 ⓘ |
| hasChiefJusticeInMajority |
John G. Roberts Jr.
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surface form:
John G. Roberts, Jr.
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| hasCitation | 570 U.S. 529 ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
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Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 2013-06-25 ⓘ |
| hasDissentingOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | No. 12-96 ⓘ |
| hasEffectOnStatute |
invalidated the coverage formula in Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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rendered Section 5 preclearance inoperative absent a new coverage formula ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional
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coverage formula in Section 4(b) exceeds Congress’s power under the Constitution ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
limited the practical operation of the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance regime
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significantly weakened federal oversight of changes to state and local voting laws ⓘ |
| hasJusticeInDissent |
Elena Kagan
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| hasJusticeInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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| hasKeyConcept |
coverage formula
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equal sovereignty of the states ⓘ preclearance ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
constitutionality of Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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scope of Congress’s enforcement power under the Fifteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| hasLocationOfOriginatingJurisdiction | Shelby County, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourtDecision | upheld the constitutionality of Sections 4(b) and 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy |
John G. Roberts Jr.
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surface form:
John G. Roberts, Jr.
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| hasPetitioner | Shelby County, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasRespondent |
Eric Holder
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surface form:
Eric H. Holder, Jr.
United States Attorney General ⓘ |
| hasSectionInvolved |
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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surface form:
Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
surface form:
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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| hasStatuteInvolved | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| hasTerm | October Term 2012 ⓘ |
| hasVoteSplit | 5–4 ⓘ |
| hasYearDecided | 2013 ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs
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notableCase
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Shelby County v. Holder
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subject surface form:
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
this entity surface form:
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
this entity surface form:
Shelby County v. Holder (dissenting views on voting rights)
subject surface form:
Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
subject surface form:
Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
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relatedCase
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Shelby County v. Holder
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subject surface form:
John G. Roberts Jr.
this entity surface form:
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
subject surface form:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.