Shelby County voting rights case on faster legal track after federal judge ruling today

9/16/10

By:

Mary Orndorff

Source:

Birmingham News [1]

Shelby County's challenge to theconstitutionality of portions of the Voting Rights Act got on a faster legal track Thursday when a federal judge in Washington denied a government request for more fact-finding.

Shelby County's claim that two key sections of the landmark law -- requiring certain states and cities to get their election procedures pre-approved by the government-- are outdated could be the case that returns the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Read the full article here.Shelby County's challenge to theconstitutionality of portions of the Voting Rights Act got on a faster legaltrack Thursday when a federal judge in Washington denied a government requestfor more fact-finding.

ShelbyCounty's claim that two key sections of the landmark law -- requiring certainstates and cities to get their election procedures pre-approved by the government-- are outdated could be the case that returns the issue to theU.S. Supreme Court.

Read the full article here.

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