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During the next few weeks, /r/keep_track will examine how key rulings issued by the Roberts Supreme Court have endangered democracy in the United States. Chief Justice John Roberts, known as a “moderate” and “swing” vote, has sided with the conservatives of the court on three cases that brought us to the precipice of disaster — where representatives choose their voters, disenfranchise minorities, and spew dangerous rhetoric sponsored by corporate interests.
Over the past 12 years, the Roberts Court has:
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Gutted VRA despite Congress’ determination that it was still needed
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Abdicated the courts’ responsibility to uphold the constitution by allowing elected officials to choose their voters
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Opened the corporate money floodgates, permitting for-profit companies to influence elections
Today, we look at the Court’s impact on voting rights in Shelby v. Holder.
#Shelby County v. Holder
###Background
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 outlawed discriminatory measures that effectively prevented minorities from voting. These include literacy tests, moral character tests, poll taxes, and property-ownership requirements, among other restrictions commonly employed in Southern states. The VRA also included provisions requiring certain jurisdictions with a history of discrimination to submit any proposed changes in voting procedures to the DOJ or to the federal courts for preclearance—to ensure the intended change does not discriminate against protected minorities.
>When Congress enacted the Voting Rights Act of 1965, it determined that racial discrimination in voting had been more prevalent in certain areas of the country. Section 4(a) of the Act established a formula to identify those areas and to provide for more stringent remedies where appropriate…
>As enacted in 1965, the first element in the formula was whether, on November 1, 1964, the state or a political subdivision of the state maintained a "
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