Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2014
Abstract
The proposed Voting Rights Amendment Act of 20144 (VRAA)[...]’s new criteria defining when jurisdictions become subject to preclearance are acutely responsive to the concerns articulated in Shelby County[ v. Holder]. The result is a preclearance regime that, if enacted, would operate in fewer places and demand less from those it regulates. This new regime, however, would not only be more targeted and less powerful, but, curiously, more vulnerable to challenge. In fact, the regime would be more vulnerable precisely because it is so responsive to Shelby County. Some background will help us see why.
Recommended Citation
Katz, Ellen D. "Dismissing Deterrence." Harv. L. Rev. F. 127, no. 6 (April 14, 2014): 248-52, At http://harvardlawreview.org/2014/04/dismissing-deterrence/.
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