[EL] My reaction to Brnovich

[John Tanner]

Since sickle cell is not contagious, the law would seem to be a racial classification lacking a rational basis.   If the concern is that victims of the disease might not be able to enter the polls or hurt themselves by going to the polls, you might think of the 1982  (I think) law allowing elderly people to vote absentee if their polling place was not accessible. 
 

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> On Jul 2, 2021, at 2:52 AM, Steven John Mulroy (smulroy) <smulroy at memphis.edu> wrote:
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> Only 0.03 % of Americans have sickle cell anemia. But Blacks are 10 X more likely to have it. If a voter "medical risk" law barred those w/ sickle cell anemia from voting in person, but still had slightly more generous mail balloting and early voting  rules than were common in 1982, would it be OK under Section 2 of the VRA  under Brnovich?
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> Assume there's no good evidence of racially discriminatory intent, but there is a clear intent to advantage Republicans at the expense of Democrats. 
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> Also: is it relevant that the law actually would be likely to be outcome determinative in close elections? 
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