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SCOTUSblog symposium on the upcoming oral argument in Shelby County

February 12, 2013 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

SCOTUSblog is running a very interesting symposium on the upcoming oral argument in Shelby County v. Holder, the case challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.  Here’s a snippet from my contribution: To the extent that the oral argument focuses on the unconstitutional – but easily remedied – coverage formu ...

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Check out the Fisher symposium over at SCOTUSblog

September 06, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

For the past few days, SCOTUSblog has been running a very interesting symposium on Fisher v. University of Texas.  Today, long-time PLF friend, Roger Clegg, offers this excellent contribution.  In addition to Roger’s excellent submission, UCLA Professor Richard Sander, another friend of PLF, discusses mismatch theory and offers some suggest ...