Briscoe v. Bell

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1977-06-20

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Mr. Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. At issue in this case is the construction of § 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U. S. C. § 1973b (1970 ed. and Supp. V). “The Voting Rights Act was designed by Congress to banish the blight of racial discrimination in voting.” South Carolina v. Katzenbach, <span…

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