Judicial Watch, Inc. v. King’s Empirical Analysis
2012
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1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1973G (§ 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Erickson v. Pardus · Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · Reynolds v. Sims · Bennett v. Spear
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“Confidence in the integrity of our electoral processes is essential to the functioning of our participatory democracy. Voter fraud drives honest citizens out of the democratic process and breeds distrust of our government. Voters who fear their legitimate votes will be outweighed by fraudulent ones will feel disenfranchised.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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