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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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2013-02-27
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gptkbp:category
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2013 in United States case law
United States Supreme Court cases
Voting rights in the United States
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gptkbp:citation
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570 U.S. 529
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gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
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gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
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gptkbp:date
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2013-06-25
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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12-96
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gptkbp:effect
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Invalidated coverage formula for preclearance
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gptkbp:heldBy
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Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Shelby County v. Holder
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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Is Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act constitutional?
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:John_G._Roberts,_Jr.
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
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gptkbp:petitioner
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gptkb:Shelby_County,_Alabama
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gptkbp:predecessor
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subsequent voting rights cases
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:Eric_H._Holder,_Jr.
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gptkbp:result
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Section 4(b) struck down
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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