18 Cited authorities

Albright v. Oliver
510 U.S. 266 (1994) Cited 12,975 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim failed where the plaintiff failed to establish that he was deprived of a substantive due process right secured by the Constitution
Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. Florida
517 U.S. 44 (1996) Cited 5,214 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding that Congress cannot abrogate state-sovereign immunity under its Article I commerce power, and rejecting the result in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. , 491 U.S. 1, 109 S.Ct. 2273, 105 L.Ed.2d 1, seven years later; the decision in Union Gas never garnered a majority
Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents
528 U.S. 62 (2000) Cited 2,293 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 626(b), effectively abrogated states’ sovereign immunity by incorporating the Fair Labor Standards Act's cause of action against a "public agency," which the FLSA statutorily defined to include "any agency of ... a State, or a political subdivision of a State," 29 U.S.C. §§ 203(x), 216(b)
Thornburg v. Gingles
478 U.S. 30 (1986) Cited 972 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that appellate courts can correct errors, "including those that may infect a so-called mixed finding of law and fact, or a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"
Shelby Cnty. v. Holder
570 U.S. 529 (2013) Cited 351 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding the 2006 preclearance coverage formula unconstitutional
Vieth v. Jubelirer
541 U.S. 267 (2004) Cited 351 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding political gerrymandering claims nonjusticiable based on the lack of workable standards
League v. Perry
548 U.S. 399 (2006) Cited 290 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that political gerrymandering is unconstitutional
United States v. Mississippi
380 U.S. 128 (1965) Cited 384 times
Holding joinder of six county registrars in a single action was appropriate given allegations that the registrars committed separate torts as part of a state-wide conspiracy to deprive African-American voters of their right to vote
Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia
517 U.S. 186 (1996) Cited 135 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding the Voting Rights Act "only authorizes enforcement proceedings brought by the Attorney General and does not expressly mention private actions," but nevertheless "Congress must have intended [] to provide private remedies"
Lopez v. Monterey County
525 U.S. 266 (1999) Cited 63 times
Upholding the Voting Rights Act's application of pre-clearance requirements against partially covered state governments as appropriate legislation deterring violations of the Fifteenth Amendment by county governments at the direction of the state
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 506,346 times 709 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Section 10304 - Alteration of voting qualifications; procedure and appeal; purpose or effect of diminishing the ability of citizens to elect their preferred candidates
52 U.S.C. § 10304 Cited 65 times
Requiring jurisdictions to receive approval from the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before implementing certain voting changes
Section 10303 - Suspension of the use of tests or devices in determining eligibility to vote
52 U.S.C. § 10303 Cited 38 times
Providing that if a state law fails Section 5 review, the State may not escape the preclearance process for another 10 years
Section 10306 - Poll taxes
52 U.S.C. § 10306 Cited 5 times
Declaring poll taxes unlawful

Georgia State Conference of The Naacp et al v. The State of Georgia et al

18 Cited authorities

Holding that the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim failed where the plaintiff failed to establish that he was deprived of a substantive due process right secured by the Constitution

Holding that Congress cannot abrogate state-sovereign immunity under its Article I commerce power, and rejecting the result in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. , 491 U.S. 1, 109 S.Ct. 2273, 105 L.Ed.2d 1, seven years later; the decision in Union Gas never garnered a majority

Holding that appellate courts can correct errors, "including those that may infect a so-called mixed finding of law and fact, or a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"

Holding the 2006 preclearance coverage formula unconstitutional

Holding political gerrymandering claims nonjusticiable based on the lack of workable standards

Holding that political gerrymandering is unconstitutional

Holding joinder of six county registrars in a single action was appropriate given allegations that the registrars committed separate torts as part of a state-wide conspiracy to deprive African-American voters of their right to vote

Holding the Voting Rights Act "only authorizes enforcement proceedings brought by the Attorney General and does not expressly mention private actions," but nevertheless "Congress must have intended [] to provide private remedies"

Upholding the Voting Rights Act's application of pre-clearance requirements against partially covered state governments as appropriate legislation deterring violations of the Fifteenth Amendment by county governments at the direction of the state

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Requiring jurisdictions to receive approval from the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before implementing certain voting changes

Providing that if a state law fails Section 5 review, the State may not escape the preclearance process for another 10 years

Declaring poll taxes unlawful