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Voting Law Decision Could Sharply Limit Scrutiny of Rules
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Voting Law Decision Could Sharply Limit Scrutiny of Rules
New York Times

By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Published: February 28, 2013

WASHINGTON — If the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise guts a centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act, there will be far less scrutiny of thousands of decisions each year about redrawing district lines, moving or closing polling places, changing voting hours or imposing voter identification requirements in areas that have a history of disenfranchising minority voters, voting law experts say.

A close look at the law demonstrates how a series of seemingly technical details amount to what is essentially a safeguard against violations in those states and regions covered by the law — most of which are in the South."
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