As I understand it, this consent decree will become final next month. “On remand, the Attorney General and the Defendant-Intervenors have agreed that the District has fulfilled the conditions required by Section 4(a) and is entitled to the requested declaratory judgment allowing it to bail out of Section 5 coverage. The parties also have agreed that the District’s alternative claim challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 should be dismissed without prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a), Fed. R. Civ. P. Accordingly, the District, the Attorney General and the Defendant-Intervenors have filed a joint motion for entry of this Consent Judgment and Decree.”