HuffPo reports. I’ve advocated making contingency plans now, because I expect there to be a political opening for new voting rights legislation if the Court strikes section 5 in Shelby County.  I think Republicans will be looking for a way to militate against the negative fallout with minority voters if the five Republican-appointed Justices vote against this crown jewel of the civil rights movement.

I’ve also predicted that there will be a battle between the civil rights community and the election reform community over whether a new VRA should be race-based or not.