Shelby County v. Holder Oral Argument

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, docket 12-96. The case concerns Congress' 2006 re-authorization of S… read more

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, docket 12-96. The case concerns Congress' 2006 re-authorization of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-existing coverage formula of Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, and whether Congress exceeded its authority under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and thus violated the Tenth Amendment and Article IV of the United States Constitution. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act says that states and localities with a history of disenfranchising minorities, mainly in the South, must get federal approval before changing their voting procedures. Justice Scalia stated that congressional support for the Voting Rights Act is due to the “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” He then went on to say, “Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes.”

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Shelby County v. Holder Oral Argument

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Program ID:
311193-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Judicial Proceeding
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Mar 01, 2013 | 6:44pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jul 01, 2013 | 10:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Mar 01, 2013 | 4:00pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Mar 01, 2013 | 6:44pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 01, 2013 | 9:01pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Mar 02, 2013 | 2:21am EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Mar 03, 2013 | 6:44pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 25, 2013 | 3:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 25, 2013 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Jun 25, 2013 | 10:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 26, 2013 | 2:46am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 01, 2013 | 10:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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