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Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013), is a landmark decision [1] of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5, which requires certain states and local governments to obtain federal preclearance before implementing any changes to their voting laws or practices; and subsection (b) of Section 4 ...
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEHA) P.L. 98-435, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973ee–1973ee-6, is a United States law passed in 1984 that mandates easy access for handicapped and elderly person to voter registration and polling places during Federal elections.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 improved voting access. Since the beginning of voter suppression efforts [ citation needed ] , proponents of these laws have cited concerns over electoral integrity as a justification for various restrictions and requirements, while opponents argue that these constitute bad faith ...
May 6—An Antrim man was sentenced Monday to a year-and-a-half in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to faking a mobility impairment to get nearly $662,900 in benefits he wasn't ...
Case history; Prior: A. Philip Randolph Inst. v. Husted, 838 F.3d 699 (6th Cir. 2016); cert. granted, 137 S. Ct. 2188 (2017).: Holding; Both the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as prescribed by law in 52 U.S.C. § 20507, permit Ohio to have a list-maintenance process that removes people from the state's on the basis of inactivity.
In Lane, the Supreme Court split 5–4.In the majority opinion written by Justice John Paul Stevens, the Court ruled that Congress did have enough evidence that disabled people were being denied those fundamental rights that are protected by the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, among those rights being the right to access a court.
Voting Rights Act, amendments of 1970; Long title: An Act To extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the discriminatory use of tests, and for other purposes: Enacted by: the 91st United States Congress: Effective: June 22, 1970: Citations; Public law: 91-285: Statutes at Large: 84 Stat. 314: Codification; Acts amended: Voting ...
According to CNN exit polls, veterans voted at a 2-1 ratio for Trump over Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. In Ohio, North Carolina and Florida -- battleground states rich with military history ...