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Supreme Court in 5 to 4 decision guts enforcement section of Voting Rights Act

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case heard by the court began with a challenge from Shelby County, near Birmingham, Ala. Shelby County sued Attorney General Eric Holder after the Justice Department rejected a redistricting plan that evidently played a role in the defeat of Ernest Montgomery, the lone Black member of the Calera, Ala.

Date

Jun 27, 2013

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Supreme Court Justice equates black voting rights with 'racial entitlements'

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Shelby County went to court after the Justice Department rejected a redistricting plan that evidently played a role in the defeat of Ernest Montgomery, the only Black member of the 5-member city council in Calera, Ala., a bedroom community of 12,000 people near Birmingham.

Date

Mar 07, 2013

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Supreme Court to take new look at voting rights law

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Ernest Montgomery won election as the only black member of the five-person Calera City Council in 2004 in a district that was almost 71 percent black. The city redrew its district lines in 2006 after new subdivisions and retail developments sprang up in the area Montgomery represented, and the chang

Date

Nov 09, 2012

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Judge Tosses Ala. Challenge To Election Monitoring

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la., in Shelby County, eliminated its only black-majority city council district when it redrew the district lines in 2006. After the change, Calera's only African-American councilman, Ernest Montgomery, lost his seat. But citing the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department under President George W.

Date

Sep 21, 2011

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Judge tosses Ala. challenge to election monitoring

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The NAACP Legal Defense Fund said Calera in Shelby County eliminated its only black-majority city council district when it redrew the district lines in 2006. After the change, Calera's only African-American councilman, Ernest Montgomery, lost his seat. But citing the Voting Rights Act, the Justice D

Date

Sep 21, 2011

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Judge raises questions about Voting Rights Act

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The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, for example, points to a recent case in Calera, Ala., a fast-growing city in Shelby County, south of Birmingham. The city eliminated its only black-majority city council district when it redrew the district lines in 2006. After the change, Calera's only African-American councilman, Ernest Montgomery, lost his seat. But citing the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department under President George W. Bush voided the election and required Calera to redraw the boundaries, restoring the black-majority district.

Date

Feb 02, 2011

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