Ward v. Alabama’s Empirical Analysis
1998
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1973C (§ 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Relies on Allen v. State Board of Elections · O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit Insurance · Perkins v. Matthews · City of Lockhart v. United States · Clark v. Roemer
Most-quoted passages
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“a State may decide to leave some part of a statute affecting voting unenforced, whether due to an independent determination that the provision violates the Voting Rights Act, a conclusion that it conflicts with other state law, or for some other reason.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Boxx v. Bennett
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