LaROQUE v. HOLDER

Civil Action No. 10-0561 (JDB).

831 F.Supp.2d 183 (2011)

Stephen LaROQUE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Carvin , David J. Strandness , Hashim M. Mooppan , Noel John Francisco , Jones Day, Michael E. Rosman , Michelle Ann Scott , Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Richard Alan Dellheim , Ernest Alan McFarland , Jared Michael Slade , Justin S. Weinstein-Tull , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, four private citizens and a private membership association, bring a facial challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c, and the 2006 amendments to Section 5, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c(b)-(d). Section 5, as amended, prevents certain "covered" jurisdictions from implementing any change to voting practices or procedures unless and until...

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