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

[Rick Hasen]

Here's my post on why people shouldn't be fooled: this is tantamount to 
striking section 5 of the Act:

http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51353

Rick

On 6/25/13 4:20 AM, Justin Levitt wrote:
> As readers are pointing out, only the coverage formula of the 
> preclearance regime has been struck down -- deciding which 
> jurisdictions must be sent for preclearance. That is, indeed, section 
> 4.  I'd been using "section 5" in this sense 
> <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2265729>, as rough proxy for the 
> preclearance regime, because that's the way that it's appeared in 
> virtually all press coverage since /Shelby County/ was taken.
>
> It would now be up to Congress -- yes, this Congress -- to pass a 
> constitutional formula "grounded in current conditions."
>
> Justin
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> On 6/25/2013 7:15 AM, Joe La Rue wrote:
>> Only sec 4 has been struck.
>>
>> On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Justin Levitt <levittj at lls.edu 
>> <mailto:levittj at lls.edu>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>     BREAKING NEWS: Section 5 of VRA struck down
>>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52059>
>>>
>>> Posted onJune 25, 2013 7:10 am 
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=52059>byJustin Levitt 
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
>>>
>>> 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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