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"...be "laying the constitutional basis" for a return to preclearance.)..."

"...any changes to its voting laws (known as federal "preclearance"). Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hino­josa applauded the decision,..."

"...possibility that Texas would be required to return to "preclearance": U.S. Department of Justice review prior to any electoral..."

"...senses), and Texas could possibly be returned under the "preclearance" provisions of the Voting Rights Act. That's a long..."

"...that Texas could again be required to submit to "preclearance" by the Department of Justice of voting procedure changes..."

"...then Texas could well find itself back under federal preclearance for all changes to how elections are run –..."

"...possible. By gutting the Voting Rights Act to end preclearance of procedural changes that would discriminate against minorities, the..."

"...an injunction and beyond that, the restoration of the "preclearance" requirement of the Voting Rights Act, which the Supreme..."

"...Court decision (Shelby County v. Holder) to end federal preclearance of state voting laws in historically discriminatory jurisdictions (mostly..."

"...the Voting Rights Act (defining which states require federal preclearance), Bob Kengle, co-director of the Voting Rights Project at..."

"...elderly voters, and the case could restore Justice Depart­ment preclearance of Texas election laws, under the Voting Rights Act...."

"...and Georgia, is likely to return to needing federal preclearance for all electoral redistricting and election law reforms...."

"...Section 4, which defines which states must go through preclearance. Arguing that the map was outdated, Chief Justice John..."

"...Section 3. It is doubtful that the issue of preclearance under Section 3 even for the state will be..."

"...votes had been challenged under the VRA, which requires "preclearance" of election changes that might discriminate against African-Amer­ican or..."

"...of the VRA decision -- meaning Texas doesn't need "preclearance" of voting law discrimination – Texas Attorney General Greg..."

"...state coverage -- is unconstitutional. Without specified states for "preclearance" review, primarily in the South, it will be virtually..."

"...is an effort out of Alabama to overturn the preclearance components of Section 5 of the VRA. And thirdly,..."

"...admissions policies, and Shelby County v. Holder, on the preclearance clause in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act...."

"...on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the preclearance section?..."

"...the case challenging the constitutionality of the Section 5 "preclearance" provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Texas..."

"...U.S. Department of Justice's rejection of Voting Rights Act preclearance for the Texas voter ID law (March 14)..."

"...all. Don't think this is a good idea for preclearance. Best approach is to do it afterwards and we'll..."

"...being too slow to hand over documents in the preclearance hearing for the voter ID law. In a May..."

"...in court papers filed in the ongoing voter ID preclearance trial in Washington, D.C. Hearings are scheduled to begin..."

"...there is still no ruling in the voter ID preclearance trial – in which state Republican leaders testified they..."

"...Meanwhile, lawyers expect a ruling in the separate redistricting preclearance trial over new maps this week; any changes could..."

"...are settled? Think again. Federal judges in the D.C. preclearance trial are still pondering whether Congressional District 25 –..."

"...U.S. Department of Justice's rejection of Voting Rights Act preclearance for the Texas Voter ID law..."

"...D.C. federal court requesting that the court deny VRA preclearance to the interim map, and the new district maps..."