Question

What explains the Supreme Court’s gutting of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in the Shelby Co. (AL) v Holder (2013) case?

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Answer 1

Explanation:On June 25, 2013, the Court ruled by a 5 to 4 vote that Section 4(b) was unconstitutional because the coverage formula was based on data over 40 years old, making it no longer responsive to current needs and therefore an impermissible burden on the constitutional principles of federalism and equal sovereignty of the states.[