[EL] 9th Circuit top-two decision; more news

[Rick Hasen]

    Breaking: Ninth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenges to
    California's Top Two Primary System
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52561>

Posted on July 3, 2013 9:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52561> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

You can read the unanimous opinion at this link 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Opinion-Affirming-Judgment.pdf>.

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    "Voting Rights Institute Wraps a Week of Practical Voting Rights
    Litigation Instruction Led by Field Experts"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52558>

Posted on July 3, 2013 9:26 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52558> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here. 
<http://www.clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=527:voting-rights-institute-wraps-a-week-of-practical-voting-rights-litigation-instruction-led-by-field-experts>

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    "Voting Rights Act Ruling Forces Justice Department Reassignments"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52555>

Posted on July 3, 2013 8:46 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52555> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

HuffPo 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/03/voting-rights-act-justice-department_n_3518576.html?utm_hp_ref=tw>: 
"In striking down 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/voting-rights-act-supreme-court_n_3429810.html> 
a key provision of the Voting Rights Act last week, members of the 
Supreme Court didn't just neuter a major component of landmark civil 
rights law. The justices also eliminated the workload of several dozen 
federal employees."

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