Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and the “preclearance” standards the law imposes on select states and localities will undergo constitutional scrutiny on February 27 as the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court hear arguments in the case of Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. … Continue reading In Virginian-Pilot, Project 21’s Dillard Calls Section 5 “Relic of the Past”