One of the best reporters covering how Shelby County is playing in covered jurisdictions is Gannett’s Mary Orndorff Troyan.  Gannett stories often don’t come up in my news searches for some reason, so here’s some catchup on three recent stories:

Voting Rights Act debated at U.S. Supreme Court: Shelby County asks if the law is still needed

Record number of exemptions complicates voting rights case

S.C. among states seeking to end review of their election procedures