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5-4 · Jan 27, 2026
The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act, Part II
“Supreme Court Justice who joined the Shelby County majority opinion striking down preclearance formula.”
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - history, provisions, and dismantlingPreclearance requirements and Section 5 enforcementMobile v. Bolden (1980) - discriminatory intent vs. discriminatory effect
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Garcetti v. Ceballos
“Author of majority opinion in Garcetti v. Ceballos that stripped First Amendment protections for government employee speech.”
First Amendment protections for government employeesWhistleblower protections and internal reporting mechanismsProsecutorial ethics and Brady v. Maryland obligations
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