Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
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Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the scope of federal protections against voting discrimination, particularly under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Target entity: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee Context triple: [Voting Rights Act of 1965, landmarkCase, Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee Target entity description: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the scope of federal protections against voting discrimination, particularly under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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A.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded the political spending rights of corporations and unions by treating such expenditures as protected speech.
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C.
Arizona v. United States
Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.
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Colorado Department of State v. Baca
Colorado Department of State v. Baca is a U.S. federal court case addressing whether states can remove or sanction presidential electors who refuse to vote in accordance with their state's popular vote in the Electoral College.
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E.
Milliken v. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of school desegregation remedies by ruling that courts could not impose cross-district busing plans absent proof of interdistrict segregation.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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election law case ⓘ voting rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
election administration
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voting rights ⓘ |
| arguedDate | March 2, 2021 ⓘ |
| challengedLaw |
Arizona ballot collection law (H.B. 2023)
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Arizona out-of-precinct voting rule ⓘ |
| citation | 594 U.S. ___ (2021) ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionConsidered | Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | July 1, 2021 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Elena Kagan ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 19-1257 ⓘ |
| effect |
made it more difficult to challenge state voting regulations under federal law
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narrowed the scope of Section 2 vote-denial claims ⓘ |
| fullName |
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
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surface form:
Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona, et al. v. Democratic National Committee, et al.
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| holding |
Arizona’s ballot collection law is not enacted with discriminatory intent in violation of the Fifteenth Amendment
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Arizona’s out-of-precinct policy does not violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ Arizona’s restrictions on third-party ballot collection do not violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| impactOn | federal protections against voting discrimination ⓘ |
| joinedByInDissent |
Sonia Sotomayor
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Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Amy Coney Barrett
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Brett M. Kavanaugh ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | appellate review ⓘ |
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
interpretation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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validity of Arizona out-of-precinct voting policy ⓘ validity of Arizona third-party ballot collection restrictions ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| petitioner | Mark Brnovich ⓘ |
| petitionerRole |
Attorney General
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surface form:
Attorney General of Arizona
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| relatedCase | Shelby County v. Holder ⓘ |
| relatedTopic |
racial discrimination in voting
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voter suppression ⓘ |
| respondent |
Arizona Democratic Party
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Democratic National Committee ⓘ |
| standardAnnounced | set guideposts for evaluating Section 2 vote-denial claims ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Arizona ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
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surface form:
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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| term | October Term 2020 ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 6–3 ⓘ |
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Subject: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee Description of subject: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the scope of federal protections against voting discrimination, particularly under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
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fullName
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Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
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this entity surface form:
Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona, et al. v. Democratic National Committee, et al.
Arizona ballot collection law (H.B. 2023)
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Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
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Arizona ballot collection law (H.B. 2023)
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Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
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this entity surface form:
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (2021)