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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Supreme Court Quickie
The last day for oral arguments at the Supreme Court included a case involving a trifling matter on one hand -- a tiny area wanting to bail out of federal control of their voting -- and the whole "preclearance" policy as a whole. I discuss it here (with links to expert opinions), including how some middle ground might very well be the right way. The nature of the litigation helps the government here too. More.