The Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Author: Kevin J. Coleman
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-01-02
Genre: Election law
ISBN: 9781505554328

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was successfully challenged in a June 2013 case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. The suit challenged the constitutionality of Sections 4 and 5 of the VRA, under which certain jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination in voting-mostly in the South-were required to "pre-clear" changes to the election process with the Justice Department (the U.S. Attorney General) or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The preclearance provision (Section 5) was based on a formula (Section 4) that considered voting practices and patterns in 1964, 1968, or 1972. At issue in Shelby County was whether Congress exceeded its constitutional authority when it reauthorized the VRA in 2006-with the existing formula-thereby infringing on the rights of the states. In its ruling, the Court struck down Section 4 as outdated and not "grounded in current conditions." As a consequence, Section 5 is intact, but inoperable, unless or until Congress prescribes a new Section 4 formula.

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Author: Gabriel J. Chin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2015-11-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107084113

This is the first book on the landmark 1965 Immigration Act, which ended race-based immigration quotas and reshaped American demographics.

Free at Last to Vote

Free at Last to Vote
Author: Brian K. Landsberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN:

A compelling examination of three lesser known--but extremely important--federal voting rights cases in Alabama that ultimately influenced the language of the Voting Rights Act. Reveals how each case helped pave the way for the dramatic expansion of federal power in combating racist rules designed to keep blacks out of the polling booth.

The Negro Family

The Negro Family
Author: United States. Department of Labor. Office of Policy Planning and Research
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1965
Genre: African American families
ISBN:

The life and times of the thirty-second President who was reelected four times.

The Antitrust Paradox

The Antitrust Paradox
Author: Robert Bork
Publisher:
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2021-02-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736089712

The most important book on antitrust ever written. It shows how antitrust suits adversely affect the consumer by encouraging a costly form of protection for inefficient and uncompetitive small businesses.