The Voting Rights Act After Shelby County v. Holder: A Potential Fix to Revive Section 5
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was a momentous occasion for minority voters in the United States, and its positive effects could be measured immediately. However, when Section 4 of the VRA was declared unconstitutional in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the ability of the VRA to continue its protection of minority voters was called into question. We argue that the VRA is still necessary and propose an administrative notification system that could fix the issues with Sections 4 and 5.
Source: Transatlantica
Authors: Thomas L. Brunell, Whitney Ross Manzo
Institutions: The University of Texas at Dallas, Meredith College
Language: English
Topic: Law, Rights, and Freedoms
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2192913882