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May 29, 2008
Opinion Summaries: U.S. Supreme Court
From Findlaw Summaries: May 27, 2008.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, ELECTIONS, GOVERNMENT LAW
"In a case concerning section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Court rules that a covered state need not obtain fresh preclearance required by section 5 in order to reinstate an election practice prevailing before the enactment of an election law struck down by the state's supreme court."
CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CONTRACTS, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
CBOCS W., Inc. v. Humphries, No. 06-1431
"The longstanding civil rights law, 42 U.S.C. section 1981, encompasses retaliation claims."
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