[EL] BREAKING NEWS: Section 5 of VRA struck down

[Joe La Rue]

Only sec 4 has been struck.

On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Justin Levitt <levittj at lls.edu> wrote:

> BREAKING NEWS: Section 5 of VRA struck down
> Posted on June 25, 2013 7:10 am by Justin Levitt
> The wait is over.  SCOTUSblog reports that section 5 of the VRA has been struck down.  The Chief Justice wrote the opinion.
> 
> I’ll have a link to the opinion itself as soon as it’s released, and I’ll be tracking commentary throughout the day.
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