Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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| gptkbp:arguedDate |
April 23, 2008
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| gptkbp:citation |
553 U.S. 406
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| gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy |
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
|
| gptkbp:date |
May 27, 2008
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy |
gptkb:David_Souter
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer |
| gptkbp:docketNumber |
07-77
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
A state court decision that is not generally applicable is not a change requiring preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
|
| gptkbp:legalImpact |
Clarified the scope of Section 5 preclearance requirements
|
| gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy |
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Alabama
|
| gptkbp:petitioner |
gptkb:Bob_Riley
|
| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Kennedy
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Section_5_preclearance |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:2008_in_American_law
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Riley v. Kennedy decision
|