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South Carolina v. Katzenbach

April 1, 2019 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301 (1966) Case Summary of South Carolina v. Katzenbach: The State of South Carolina filed a bill of complaint directly to the Supreme Court. The State challenged a number of provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including a ban on literacy tests, a federal right to […]

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Shelby County v. Holder

November 12, 2018 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for Shelby County v. Holder, 133 S. Ct. 2612 (2013) Case Summary of Shelby County v. Holder: Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act has a formula to identify any State or political subdivision that maintained tests or devices to suppress the minority vote as a “covered jurisdiction,” which under Section 5 of the Act […]

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